Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 58.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 58.0% 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 up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sri Lanka peaked at 58.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 71st out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 58.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 46.0% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 53.3% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % 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 1.22 % 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 58.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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 (%).