Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 38.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
38.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 190 countries
All-time high
38.2%
in 2001
All-time low
35.8%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 38.2% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Puerto Rico peaked at 38.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 114th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 38.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 78% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 38.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 35.8% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 111 United States Virgin Islands 40.3% compare
- 112 Mauritania 40.1% compare
- 113 Bangladesh 38.6% compare
- 115 Georgia 36.3% compare
- 116 Northern Mariana Islands 36.1% compare
- 117 United States 34.3% compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Puerto Rico?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Puerto Rico was 38.2% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by 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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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).