Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 2.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Puerto Rico is 2.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Puerto Rico peaked at 2.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
Puerto Rico ranks 167th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +300.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 166 Uruguay 2.4% compare
- 168 El Salvador 2.1% compare
- 168 Singapore 2.1% compare
- 170 Trinidad and Tobago 2.0% compare
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Puerto Rico?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Puerto Rico was 2.3% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 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.