Marine protected areas in Colombia
Colombia: Marine protected areas was 41.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Colombia, 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
Colombia recorded 41.1% for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,857.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Colombia peaked at 41.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 12th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.2% | — |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -79.4% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +395.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +64.4% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | +140.4% |
| 2025 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 2.1% | 17.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 17.1% | 41.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Colombia?
- Marine protected areas in Colombia was 41.1% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for marine protected areas?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,857.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.