Marine protected areas in Yemen
Yemen: Marine protected areas was 0.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
123rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2013
All-time low
0.4
in 2024
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Yemen, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.4 for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Yemen peaked at 0.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2024.
That places Yemen 123rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5 | — |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5, 80% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.4 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 40% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4667 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 120 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5 compare
- 120 Iceland 0.5 compare
- 120 Vietnam 0.5 compare
- 123 Aruba 0.4 compare
- 123 Comoros 0.4 compare
- 126 Equatorial Guinea 0.3 compare
- 126 India 0.3 compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 0.3 compare
- 126 Morocco 0.3 compare
- 126 Saint Lucia 0.3 compare
- 126 Sri Lanka 0.3 compare
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Yemen?
- Marine protected areas in Yemen was 0.4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2013.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for marine protected areas?
- Yemen ranks 123rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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