Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Tunisia
Tunisia: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 40.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 40.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Tunisia peaked at 40.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 110th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +118.3% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +52.7% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 40.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 40.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.4%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 7.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 24.1% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 107 Honduras 41.0% compare
- 108 Senegal 40.6% compare
- 109 Panama 40.3% compare
- 111 United States Virgin Islands 40.3% compare
- 112 Mauritania 40.1% compare
- 113 Bangladesh 38.6% compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Tunisia?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Tunisia was 40.3% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Tunisia ranks 110th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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 (%).