Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 49.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 49.97 for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 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 Sri Lanka peaked at 49.97 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 46.35, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 80th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.35 | — |
| 2001 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.35 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.58 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 49.97 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.97 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.35 | 46.35 | 46.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.01 | 46.35 | 49.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.97 | 49.97 | 49.97 | 5 |
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More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 46.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sri Lanka?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sri Lanka was 49.97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 49.97 in 2013.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.35 in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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