Marine protected areas in Albania
Albania: Marine protected areas was 3.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Albania, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Albania is 3.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 240.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Albania peaked at 3.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2014.
Albania ranks 77th 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 Albania, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.4% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +170.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +21.4% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More climate change data for Albania
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,654 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 846.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 309.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 303.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2081 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Albania?
- Marine protected areas in Albania was 3.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- How does Albania rank for marine protected areas?
- Albania ranks 77th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.