Marine protected areas in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Marine protected areas was 14.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Gibraltar, 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
In 2025, marine protected areas in Gibraltar stood at 14.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Gibraltar peaked at 14.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Gibraltar 40th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 12.8% | — |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 14.2% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.0% | 0.0% | 12.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 0.0% | 14.2% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Gibraltar
- Share co2 vs population 0.0005 (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 40,126 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 40,126 (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs co2 emissions per capita 16.15 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.11 (2024)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.6589 (2024)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Gibraltar?
- Marine protected areas in Gibraltar was 14.2% 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 Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Gibraltar rank for marine protected areas?
- Gibraltar ranks 40th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gibraltar 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.