Marine protected areas in El Salvador

El Salvador: Marine protected areas was 0.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2024
All-time low
0.7
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Marine protected areas in El Salvador, 2013–2025

00.20.40.60.82013201920252013: 0.72014: 0.72015: 0.72016: 0.72017: 0.72018: 0.72019: 0.72020: 0.72021: 0.72022: 0.72023: 0.72024: 0.82025: 0.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.8 for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, marine protected areas in El Salvador peaked at 0.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2013.

El Salvador ranks 106th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Marine protected areas in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Marine protected areas in El Salvador, 2013 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2013 0.7 —
2014 0.7 +0.0%
2015 0.7 +0.0%
2016 0.7 +0.0%
2017 0.7 +0.0%
2018 0.7 +0.0%
2019 0.7 +0.0%
2020 0.7 +0.0%
2021 0.7 +0.0%
2022 0.7 +0.0%
2023 0.7 +0.0%
2024 0.8 +14.3%
2025 0.8 +0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.95, 84% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95, 41% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.7 0.7 0.7 7
2020s 0.7333 0.7 0.8 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 103 Fiji 0.9 compare
  2. 103 Guatemala 0.9 compare
  3. 103 Iran 0.9 compare
  4. 106 Benin 0.8 compare
  5. 106 Georgia 0.8 compare
  6. 106 United States Virgin Islands 0.8 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is marine protected areas in El Salvador?
Marine protected areas in El Salvador was 0.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2024.
What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2013.
How does El Salvador rank for marine protected areas?
El Salvador ranks 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is marine protected areas rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Marine protected areas
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,223 data points, 2013–2025
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