Marine protected areas in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Marine protected areas was 2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Puerto Rico, 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
Puerto Rico recorded 2.1% for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Puerto Rico peaked at 2.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Puerto Rico 88th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +750.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 87 Russian Federation 2.2% compare
- 88 Mozambique 2.1% compare
- 90 Haiti 1.8% compare
- 91 Namibia 1.7% compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 1.7% compare
- 91 Türkiye 1.7% compare
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Puerto Rico?
- Marine protected areas in Puerto Rico was 2.1% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for marine protected areas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 88th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.