Marine protected areas in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Marine protected areas was 2.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Puerto Rico, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas in Puerto Rico stood at 2.1. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Puerto Rico peaked at 2.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2013.
Puerto Rico ranks 88th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2 | — |
| 2014 | 1.7 | +750.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 2.1 | +10.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 2.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7, 24% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 2.1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Marine protected areas in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +750.0% | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.87 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 70.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 20.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 256.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 34.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 70.31 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Puerto Rico?
- Marine protected areas in Puerto Rico was 2.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for marine protected areas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 88th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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