Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Portugal
Portugal: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 70.81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Portugal stood at 70.81. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Portugal peaked at 70.81 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.36, in 2000.
That places Portugal 43rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.36 | — |
| 2001 | 37.36 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.36 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.89 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 41.91 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 43.01 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 43.01 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.87 | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 61.32 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 61.32 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.29 | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 68.29 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.29 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.29 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.31 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 70.43 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.43 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.77 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 70.77 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.77 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.81 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 70.81 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.81 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70.81 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.74 | 37.36 | 61.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.72 | 61.32 | 70.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8 | 70.77 | 70.81 | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0638 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0617 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Portugal?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Portugal was 70.81 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.81 in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.36 in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Portugal ranks 43rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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