Marine protected areas in Honduras

Honduras: Marine protected areas was 4.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.9
in 2024
All-time low
0.5
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Marine protected areas in Honduras, 2013–2025

0123452013201920252013: 0.52014: 4.12015: 4.12016: 4.22017: 4.22018: 4.22019: 4.22020: 4.62021: 4.62022: 4.62023: 4.62024: 4.92025: 4.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, marine protected areas in Honduras stood at 4.9. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Honduras peaked at 4.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2013.

That places Honduras 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Marine protected areas in Honduras, 2013 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2013 0.5 —
2014 4.1 +720.0%
2015 4.1 +0.0%
2016 4.2 +2.4%
2017 4.2 +0.0%
2018 4.2 +0.0%
2019 4.2 +0.0%
2020 4.6 +9.5%
2021 4.6 +0.0%
2022 4.6 +0.0%
2023 4.6 +0.0%
2024 4.9 +6.5%
2025 4.9 +0.0%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 4.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7, 7.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 4.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.64 0.5 4.2 7
2020s 4.7 4.6 4.9 6

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 62 Egypt 5.1 compare
  2. 62 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.1 compare
  3. 64 Thailand 5 compare
  4. 66 China 4.8 compare
  5. 66 Malaysia 4.8 compare
  6. 68 Greece 4.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is marine protected areas in Honduras?
Marine protected areas in Honduras was 4.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2024.
What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2013.
How does Honduras rank for marine protected areas?
Honduras ranks 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras 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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