Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 14.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial and 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 14.4% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,780.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gibraltar peaked at 14.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Gibraltar ranks 93rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +13100.0% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -99.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.5% | — |
| 2025 | 14.4% | +2780.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 0.1% | 13.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 14.4% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Gibraltar
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (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 terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gibraltar?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gibraltar was 14.4% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Gibraltar rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Gibraltar ranks 93rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.