Marine protected areas in Italy
Italy: Marine protected areas was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Italy, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 11 for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Italy peaked at 11 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.5, in 2013.
Italy ranks 49th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.5 | — |
| 2014 | 5.6 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8 | +57.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 10.6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 11 | +2.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7, 1.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Italy's 11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Marine protected areas in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +57.1% | 5.6 | 8.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.41 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.53 | 9.7 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Italy?
- Marine protected areas in Italy was 11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 2013.
- How does Italy rank for marine protected areas?
- Italy ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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