Marine protected areas in Portugal
Portugal: Marine protected areas was 16.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Portugal, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Portugal is 16.9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 152.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Portugal peaked at 16.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2013.
That places Portugal 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.6 | — |
| 2014 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4 | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 16.2 | +92.9% |
| 2018 | 16.6 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 16.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.8 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.9 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 16.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.8 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.9 | +0.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 16.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7, 1.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 16.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Marine protected areas in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +92.9% | 8.4 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | +25.4% | 6.7 | 8.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.11 | 6.6 | 16.6 | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.85 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Portugal?
- Marine protected areas in Portugal was 16.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for marine protected areas?
- Portugal ranks 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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