Marine protected areas in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Marine protected areas was 0.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.3
Change on year
up 200.0%
World rank
126th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 2025
All-time low
0.1
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Sri Lanka, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas in Sri Lanka stood at 0.3. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 200.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2013.
Sri Lanka ranks 126th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1 | — |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3 | +200.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.95, 32% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1333 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Sri Lanka?
- Marine protected areas in Sri Lanka was 0.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for marine protected areas?
- Sri Lanka ranks 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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