Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 30.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saudi Arabia is 30.7, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saudi Arabia peaked at 30.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.8, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 118th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.8 | — |
| 2001 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.7 | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 30.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.76 | 25.8 | 30.7 | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0298 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 6.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0232 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 12.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saudi Arabia?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saudi Arabia was 30.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 118th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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