Marine protected areas in Mexico
Mexico: Marine protected areas was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 22.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,089.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Mexico peaked at 22.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2013.
Mexico ranks 25th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.9% | — |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +1047.4% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.2% | 1.9% | 21.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.6% | 22.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 79,444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 105.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,399 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13,607 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 791.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 51.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 28.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Mexico?
- Marine protected areas in Mexico was 22.6% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for marine protected areas?
- Mexico ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,089.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.