Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 48.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 48.3 for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in United Arab Emirates peaked at 48.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.09, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 83rd 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.09 | — |
| 2001 | 22.2 | +100.2% |
| 2002 | 22.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.31 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 33.31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.31 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.31 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.31 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.89 | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 44.43 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 44.43 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.43 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.43 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.3 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 48.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.64 | 11.09 | 33.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.93 | 33.31 | 48.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3 | 48.3 | 48.3 | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.5 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0433 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -0.6295 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in United Arab Emirates?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in United Arab Emirates was 48.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.09 in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 83rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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