Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Venezuela
Venezuela: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 59.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Venezuela, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Venezuela stood at 59.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 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 Venezuela peaked at 59.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2000.
That places Venezuela 69th 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.2% | — |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 59.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 59.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 52.2% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % 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 0.5848 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Venezuela?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Venezuela was 59.4% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Venezuela ranks 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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 (%).