Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Thailand
Thailand: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 44.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Thailand, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Thailand is 44.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Thailand peaked at 44.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 100th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 44.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 44.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 35.0% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 36.3% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % 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 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Thailand?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Thailand was 44.0% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Thailand ranks 100th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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 (%).