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The Places With the Most Marine Protected Areas

The Places With the Most Marine Protected Areas

Worldwide, some 30 million square kilometers of coastal waters were listed as marine protected areas in 2023, representing 8.2 percent of the surface area of oceans and seas, according to a study recently reported by Le Monde. However, this figure was still far short of the international community's target of protecting 30 percent of the oceans by 2030 to restore biodiversity. The study also concluded that only a third (36 percent) of these marine areas were under high or full protection and would be truly effective. In addition, the authors noted that many countries (including Brazil, the UK, France, South Africa, Australia and the USA) were establishing a significant proportion of these protected areas in remote areas or overseas territories.

As this chart, based on World Bank data shows, France and its overseas territories are among those with the highest share of protected territorial marine waters: 96 percent in New Caledonia and Saint-Martin (French West Indies) in 2022, and almost 50 percent overall for France (metropolitan France and overseas territories). France was thus just ahead of Germany and Australia, where the proportion of protected territorial marine waters was between 44 percent and 46 percent that year. With the exception of the micro-states of Palau and Monaco (100 percent or close to 100 percent), only Kazakhstan, which protected just over half of its coastal waters in the Aral Sea, came out ahead. Worldwide, 18 percent of territorial waters (over which the sovereignty of coastal states is exercised) were protected. World Bank statistics do not, however, detail the proportion of these marine areas under high or full protection.

Dataset

Series NameCountry NameCountry Code2016 [YR2016]2017 [YR2017]2018 [YR2018]2019 [YR2019]2020 [YR2020]2021 [YR2021]2022 [YR2022]2023 [YR2023]
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)AfghanistanAFG................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)AlbaniaALB2.714431132.7180329792.7180329792.8392792.8392792.8392791752.8392792..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)AlgeriaDZA0.0852759450.0854831030.0854831030.0854830.0680230.0680225940.0680226..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)American SamoaASM8.7108176678.7158758058.7158758058.7158760.0022088.7237424858.7237425..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)AndorraAND................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)AngolaAGO0.0048607260.0049298270.0049298270.004930.004930.0049298230.0049298..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Antigua and BarbudaATG0.1917184980.1815044730.1815044730.1815040.2995090.2999420760.2999421..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ArgentinaARG4.019939613.7969924363.79699243611.7676711.7665311.7665252711.767086..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ArmeniaARM................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ArubaABW..0.0001051570.0001051570.0001050.0001050.0001051570.0001052..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)AustraliaAUS40.6534414540.559411640.559411640.5594140.8446644.3366355944.3366356..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)AustriaAUT................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)AzerbaijanAZE0.4365314850.4369295180.4369295180.4369290.4369290.4369288680.4369289..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Bahamas, TheBHS0.5656635697.9228862057.9228862057.9228847.9228847.9228844647.9228845..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BahrainBHR1.2446284461.2422391871.2422391871.2422781.2422781.24227774121.1257343..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BangladeshBGD5.3569401355.35719025.35719025.3569435.3569435.3569426545.3569427..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BarbadosBRB0.005945310.0058465120.0058465120.0055780.0055780.0055784550.0055785..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BelarusBLR................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BelgiumBEL36.651178936.6552430236.6552430236.6534236.6534236.6534156838.0590172..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BelizeBLZ10.0800556110.0788752310.0788752310.0789211.0191811.0191831611.0191832..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BeninBEN..000000..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BermudaBMU0.0329906075.64E-055.64E-055.60E-055.60E-055.64E-055.64E-05..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BhutanBTN................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BoliviaBOL................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH..000000..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BotswanaBWA................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BrazilBRA1.68494430526.624106726.624106726.624126.8214926.8214855226.8214855..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)British Virgin IslandsVGB0.0558801430.0041156960.0041156960.0041160.0041160.0041156710.0041157..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Brunei DarussalamBRN0.2023472280.2011020670.2011020670.2010990.2010990.20109880.2010988..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BulgariaBGR8.1030595458.1033099458.1033099458.108628.1083388.1083383568.1083384..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Burkina FasoBFA................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)BurundiBDI................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Cabo VerdeCPV..0.0006769940.0006769940.0006770.0006770.0006769940.000677..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)CambodiaKHM0.1855446150.1857673770.1857673770.1857681.4415581.4415576461.4415576..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)CameroonCMR3.4071666113.409640643.4096406411.4626510.891910.8918981610.8918982..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)CanadaCAN0.8718722180.8718818530.8718818532.9073888.7849228.8577756889.0630465..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Cayman IslandsCYM0.0777556220.0776734150.0776734150.0776730.0776730.0776731220.0776731..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Central African RepublicCAF................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ChadTCD................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Channel IslandsCHI................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ChileCHL12.5952030928.8144506728.8144506741.1915141.3251641.3251609841.3541069..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ChinaCHN3.7667750775.4068318965.4068318965.4068315.4790095.4790086755.4790087..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ColombiaCOL2.06379325817.0698862817.0698862817.0608417.165717.1657028217.0900021..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ComorosCOM0.0229600180.0226364030.0226364030.0226360.3744770.3744772670.3744773..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Congo, Dem. Rep.COD0.2336906540.2364391950.2364391950.2364320.2364320.2364319410.2364319..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Congo, Rep.COG3.2059322293.2117029733.2117029733.2117383.0105463.0105464463.0105464..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Costa RicaCRI0.8335210870.8334474520.8334474522.6143762.7287692.72876858728.9516144..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Cote d'IvoireCIV0.0743527590.0745659770.0745659770.0745660.0725760.0725756440.0725756..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)CroatiaHRV8.5409214178.5410849098.5410849098.5410298.991418.9877500538.9877367..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)CubaCUB4.3247446314.3249505264.3249505263.8519713.8522493.8522491463.8522491..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)CuracaoCUW0.0327493040.0341709310.0341709310.0381740.0381740.0381738360.0381738..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)CyprusCYP0.1231182490.1227155240.1227155240.1230788.6205398.6205387128.6205378..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)CzechiaCZE................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)DenmarkDNK17.8481493917.8489925317.8489925317.9198418.3222118.3221397418.3222065..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)DjiboutiDJI0.5404559740.167867460.167867460.1678650.1678650.1678645160.1678645..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)DominicaDMA0.0139134310.1052779670.1052779670.0348270.0347890.0347768290.0333271..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Dominican RepublicDOM9.0846912317.9579055517.9579055517.9577617.9577617.9577598617.276762..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)EcuadorECU13.0506395413.3461718313.3461718313.3459213.3459213.3459224719.1484432..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY4.9515641854.9514888424.9514888424.9514884.9514884.9514875414.9514875..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)El SalvadorSLV0.7056601370.7054466910.7054466910.7054460.7070330.7070334550.7070335..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Equatorial GuineaGNQ0.2352066310.2351150940.2351150940.2351150.2351150.2351147380.2351147..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)EritreaERI..000000..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)EstoniaEST18.6263288818.6204423818.6204423818.6349218.7788418.7787094118.7789497..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)EswatiniSWZ................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)EthiopiaETH................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Faroe IslandsFRO0.0108728090.0108312490.0108312490.0108310.0108310.0108312320.0108312..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)FijiFJI0.924414480.9248794310.9248794310.924880.924880.9248796110.9248796..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)FinlandFIN11.1302942810.5099633610.5099633612.1106211.9868711.9870052311.9924765..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)FranceFRA26.1668485245.0457953945.0457953948.9287750.3565349.8269462649.8158798..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)French PolynesiaPYF0.0043165750.0043153890.0043153890.0043150.0043150.0421814840.0421815..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GabonGAB0.96899876528.8271766228.8271766228.8271428.8271428.8271369928.827137..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Gambia, TheGMB0.0703435840.0696771270.0696771270.0696790.603840.6038402320.6038402..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GeorgiaGEO0.6679181040.66775610.66775610.6677560.6677560.6677558420.6677558..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GermanyDEU45.3565516145.3573960445.3573960445.3804545.3886345.4604263345.4581184..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GhanaGHA0.0926094980.097406210.097406210.0974060.0966920.096691810.0966918..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GibraltarGIB12.88961812.8217275112.8217275112.82936000..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GreeceGRC1.4571834734.5178653654.5178653654.5178614.5178634.517871384.5178628..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GreenlandGRL4.5187231914.5187391854.5187391854.518754.5155924.5138745314.5155921..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GrenadaGRD0.0418545360.0862502720.0862502720.0862520.0980360.0980356860.0980357..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GuamGUM0.0088873480.0090674160.0090674160.0090670.0182840.01979420.0197942..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GuatemalaGTM0.8078663880.9001436440.9001436440.9001410.8059850.8059851530.8059852..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GuineaGIN0.5293440950.5295714550.5295714550.529570.529570.529728770.5297288..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Guinea-BissauGNB10.0097083210.0094124510.0094124510.009458.9889768.9889764798.9889765..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)GuyanaGUY0.0124169160.0127123720.0127123720.0188850.0188850.0188851710.0188852..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)HaitiHTI..001.4635621.4635621.4744833711.4744834..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)HondurasHND4.1828202964.1570676014.1570676014.1570644.5779134.5779132844.5779133..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG......00......
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)HungaryHUN................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IcelandISL0.3803218320.3803352780.3803352780.3804360.4211060.4245807830.4272036..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IndiaIND0.1706915860.170705850.170705850.1707060.1707060.2408831420.2408831..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IndonesiaIDN2.8825541393.057323153.057323153.0573323.05763.0576004983.0576005..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN0.8047131550.8045534210.8045534210.8045550.8045550.804554760.8045548..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IraqIRQ..000000..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IrelandIRL2.3323235042.3321106242.3321106242.3321422.3318362.3318359852.3319521..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Isle of ManIMN0....00......
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IsraelISR0.0323101780.0325519370.0325519370.0325520.0425070.0425068210.0425068..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ItalyITA8.7835718838.7946484958.7946484958.777939.7359079.73596668210.611516..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)JamaicaJAM0.7545990990.7545972610.7545972610.7545960.7545960.7544643880.7716407..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)JapanJPN0.4934920388.2337622098.2337622098.2337628.23366713.8917102813.8917103..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)JordanJOR35.2187833535.590910335.590910335.717840.9820710.9820715190.9820715..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)KazakhstanKAZ1.0496704031.0492124861.0492124861.04921250.7280950.7280921950.7280922..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)KenyaKEN0.80426760.8041839610.8041839610.8041810.7628770.7628775240.7314262..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)KiribatiKIR11.8141542211.8179006411.8179006411.817911.817911.8151645711.8151646..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK0.0224201130.0220855170.0220855170.0220850.0220850.0220854650.0220855..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Korea, Rep.KOR1.6304926431.6336403221.6336403222.4304442.4552452.4552450182.455245..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)KosovoXKX................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)KuwaitKWT1.4795137781.4792756441.4792756441.3642541.3642541.3642543551.3642544..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Lao PDRLAO................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)LatviaLVA16.0355406616.0363617916.0363617916.0366116.0378916.0373573316.0392818..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)LebanonLBN0.2122614650.2114285790.2114285790.211430.211430.2252885250.2252885..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)LesothoLSO................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)LiberiaLBR0.1017081730.1033424910.1033424910.1033430.1033430.1033426230.1033426..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)LibyaLBY0.6364989980.6364299280.6364299280.6364290.6336790.6336792710.6336793..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)LiechtensteinLIE................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)LithuaniaLTU21.5159083925.5910267325.5910267325.5924725.5924725.5932712625.5924759..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)LuxembourgLUX................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Macao SAR, ChinaMAC................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MadagascarMDG0.3572658320.7461844810.7461844810.7461850.9137280.913727880.9137279..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MalawiMWI................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MalaysiaMYS1.4074420881.5446206871.5446206871.5444373.3050175.5561285025.5561285..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MaldivesMDV0.0486926720.0515050350.0515050350.0515050.0675950.0675951090.0675951..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MaliMLI................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MaltaMLT6.2642849586.270051166.270051167.4447997.444947.4448032387.4449396..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Marshall IslandsMHL0.2687835050.2688033120.2688033120.2688030.2688030.2688032690.2688033..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MauritaniaMRT4.1537050114.153434124.153434124.1534384.1534384.1534376144.1534376..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MauritiusMUS0.0039060420.0038782250.0038782250.0038780.0038780.0038782240.0038782..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MexicoMEX2.25140522221.7820205121.7820205121.553421.5533921.5533943221.5555801..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM0.0175635650.015772380.015772380.0157720.0157720.015772380.0157724..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MoldovaMDA................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MonacoMCO99.9296270299.8319954699.8319954699.7546299.7546299.7131271499.7131271..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MongoliaMNG................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MontenegroMNE..0.0012194320.0012194320.1399140.0721460.0721457970.5798241..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MoroccoMAR0.4606419150.259984460.259984460.2599840.6896120.675621510.6756215..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MozambiqueMOZ2.2320309412.2320307932.2320307932.2320322.1459142.1459140782.1459141..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)MyanmarMMR0.0523196472.3270476872.3270476870.4778390.4778390.4778390230.477839..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)NamibiaNAM1.7141508611.714198511.714198511.71421.71421.7141996621.7141997..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)NauruNRU..........00..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)NepalNPL................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)NetherlandsNLD21.4905381226.6746861626.6746861626.8623426.8629526.8587341326.8632526..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)New CaledoniaNCL96.3412244696.5933353496.5933353496.2602596.2602596.2602462896.2602463..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)New ZealandNZL30.3429994730.371109630.371109630.4227230.4215430.4215393130.4215393..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)NicaraguaNIC2.9307585412.9742314342.9742314342.9742283.3923593.392358783.3923588..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)NigerNER................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)NigeriaNGA0.01695210.0167093090.0167093090.0167090.0167090.0167092920.0167093..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)North MacedoniaMKD................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Northern Mariana IslandsMNP33.2280814533.2506864533.2506864533.2506931.9674133.1560440133.156044..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)NorwayNOR0.7466120960.8307816150.8307816150.8330681.5344459.9488649379.8145514..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)OmanOMN0.123195620.1231937670.1231937670.1231940.1231940.3299865720.3299866..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)PakistanPAK0.7663509530.7665290340.7665290340.7665290.7665290.7665293220.7665293..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)PalauPLW82.9852709682.9876275282.98762752100100100100..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)PanamaPAN1.6813796151.681416851.681416851.68141411.570826.8447284726.8447285..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Papua New GuineaPNG0.1904974110.1904753460.1904753460.1388860.1388860.1388858110.1388858..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ParaguayPRY................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)PeruPER0.4808371310.4815310620.4815310620.4815310.4815310.4815312927.9589729..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)PhilippinesPHL1.1590557571.1590629291.1590629291.1590641.1590641.7444039581.744404..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)PolandPOL22.5727486722.5718228322.5718228322.5724322.5724722.5724697122.5724697..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)PortugalPRT8.35660945316.5639347516.5639347516.564616.8183216.8191413916.9033108..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Puerto RicoPRI1.7461091451.747205041.747205041.7472041.8134281.8171503541.8171504..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)QatarQAT0.1813196951.6823279331.6823279331.6823462.2920622.2920615672.2920616..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)RomaniaROU8.42685289823.0963049623.0963049623.0959523.0985823.0985832223.0985832..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Russian FederationRUS2.9745556752.9745601052.9745601052.974562.974562.2433421612.2433422..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)RwandaRWA................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SamoaWSM0.0854083270.0868040520.0868040520.0868040.1440130.1440133750.1440134..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)San MarinoSMR................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP0.0265736940.0267864930.0267864930.0267860.0267860.0267864580.0267865..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Saudi ArabiaSAU1.5267438872.4941011052.4941011052.4940992.4940992.4940986632.4940987..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SenegalSEN1.1027202541.1148264831.1148264831.1148241.1148241.8515626191.8515626..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SerbiaSRB................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SeychellesSYC0.0360967890.0361027860.03610278615.6565832.8150232.815017732.8150177..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Sierra LeoneSLE0.5378535470.5375612710.5375612710.5375630.5375631.6274394991.6274395..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SingaporeSGP..0.0131785690.0131785690.0131840.0131840.0131840120.013184..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM5.4271356788.6912597248.6912597248.6994038.6994188.6994199758.69942..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Slovak RepublicSVK................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SloveniaSVN100100..1002.3136742.313669922.324218..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Solomon IslandsSLB0.1180302740.1180551850.1180551850.116750.116750.1167494950.1167495..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SomaliaSOM........000..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)South AfricaZAF12.0788178112.0564621212.0564621214.562815.4599115.4961614615.4969616..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)South SudanSSD................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SpainESP8.7298886088.3741126398.37411263912.6884312.758712.7574443812.7854223..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Sri LankaLKA0.074707210.0746256540.0746256540.0746260.0746260.0746256490.0746256..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)St. Kitts and NevisKNA0.1656451880.1699008220.1699008223.9775333.9775333.9775331023.9775331..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)St. LuciaLCA0.2185047850.2185542180.2185542180.218550.218550.2185498920.2185499..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)St. Martin (French part)MAF96.5659212196.4019006196.4019006196.4251696.4250996.4250793596.4250793..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT0.2191126490.2200970960.2200970960.2200980.2200980.2200974970.2200975..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SudanSDN15.964519315.9643552415.9643552415.9644415.9644415.9644393915.9644394..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SurinameSUR1.5432796051.5432237141.5432237141.5432241.5432241.5432238581.5432239..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SwedenSWE8.20425795515.2131849815.2131849815.3686115.3762315.7634277315.8150454..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)SwitzerlandCHE................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Syrian Arab RepublicSYR0.2450115650.2469795560.2469795560.2469890.2469890.2469888330.2469888..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)TajikistanTJK................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)TanzaniaTZA2.4957882543.0150311753.0150311753.0150363.0150363.0150361063.0150361..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ThailandTHA1.8814528311.8813844581.8813844581.8813874.3701254.4431028374.4431028..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Timor-LesteTLS1.3740756171.3743454661.3743454661.371651.371651.3716499811.37165..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)TogoTGO0.1997306860.1996483110.1996483110.1996490.1996490.1996490960.1996491..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)TongaTON1.5051164981.5051395291.5051395290.0583840.0583840.0583840050.058384..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Trinidad and TobagoTTO0.0488136310.0489089120.0489089120.0489090.0489090.0489086140.0489086..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)TunisiaTUN1.041.0355161311.0355161311.0355211.0355211.0355212691.0355213..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)TurkiyeTUR0.1054992460.1055706420.1055706420.1055710.1055711.7613034251.7613034..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)TurkmenistanTKM2.9941503652.9938628442.9938628442.9938572.9938572.9938566682.9938567..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA0.097249650.097133260.097133260.0971330.0971330.0971331520.0971332..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)TuvaluTUV0.0084711030.0084830920.0084830920.029220.029220.0292198360.0292198..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)UgandaUGA................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)UkraineUKR3.4150594783.4151556243.4151556243.4151513.4151519.2397871029.2397871..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)United Arab EmiratesARE4.26970810311.2703538611.2703538611.2703411.4804511.4804477711.4804478..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)United KingdomGBR20.2354228628.8733055528.8733055529.1627444.2028344.2028274544.0570869..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)United StatesUSA41.0829172441.0574077741.0574077741.0574237.373219.0481796319.0481796..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)UruguayURY0.7163830340.7160397610.7160397610.716040.7524230.7524230480.752423..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)UzbekistanUZB................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)VanuatuVUT0.0077161340.0076373460.0076373460.0076370.0076370.0076373430.0076373..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Venezuela, RBVEN3.4859761293.4859649093.4859649093.4859644.3499984.3499979974.3506241..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Viet NamVNM0.5608497230.5608908350.5608908350.5608910.5608910.5608906150.5608906..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR0.8492851850.8500659110.8500659110.850060.4903350.8521637320.8521637..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)West Bank and GazaPSE................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Yemen, Rep.YEM0.4675063050.46757350.46757350.4675730.4675730.4675735240.4675735..
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ZambiaZMB................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)ZimbabweZWE................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Africa Eastern and SouthernAFE4.9363382754.945690284.9456870615.2358802445.0365636985.040512317....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Africa Western and CentralAFW................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Arab WorldARB3.9829374544.0619090754.0619090754.062657553.6432635253.647662529....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Caribbean small statesCSS1.1581844361.3931934391.3931934391.3984004311.4481801331.448177433....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Central Europe and the BalticsCEB16.9876983320.9487757819.1993085120.9503523318.8849260918.88459866....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Early-demographic dividendEAR2.2151832483.9003736213.9003522714.7441865034.7379478244.83618408....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)East Asia & PacificEAS16.0166809216.874752916.8747688716.822779517.0391969818.34825351....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)EAP3.0230685784.2390925664.2391046354.1515105214.3433228964.409410161....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)TEA3.0482704724.2745026654.2745149464.1861857154.3796086824.446244253....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Euro areaEMU19.0153961323.4369239222.8347628725.2916002324.9784370124.87716535....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Europe & Central AsiaECS4.7957981115.5527939735.4818472465.73727797610.8175669610.72647195....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)ECA2.654423722.6465539152.6465539152.6468250728.7828869358.434458742....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)TEC3.0132716593.1586424933.1586510453.1589189879.1239983858.78536679....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)European UnionEUU16.6566787221.4221211221.0121590222.6767511122.4841026922.46855235....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Fragile and conflict affected situationsFCS................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)HPC................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)High incomeHIC22.0405738523.0599965323.0177631923.9850097924.7350863319.28066502....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IBRD onlyIBD2.7829813767.2207037167.2207105657.7326439299.7562956429.679258927....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IDA & IBRD totalIBT2.8400453956.4982259936.4982363226.9500380768.5453330768.485242931....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IDA blendIDB1.0881788921.0878259671.0878259672.1389262232.0383312522.038331253....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IDA onlyIDX................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)IDA totalIDA................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Late-demographic dividendLTE3.0103642078.9858725938.9858906419.201773812.4018959912.13554021....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Latin America & CaribbeanLCN2.73499648817.5376233717.5376233419.1776306519.3648152619.4253303....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)LAC2.3123369618.2913806618.2913805819.5819574719.695856219.69587181....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)TLA2.72785582917.6318357517.6318357219.2858718419.4743799419.53532073....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Least developed countries UN classificationLDC..............
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Low & middle incomeLMY2.6531805186.2339989916.2340062286.584574418.2116770378.135718857....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Low incomeLIC................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Lower middle incomeLMC1.3261259561.4165007481.4164189641.5485688131.3970541351.603027132....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Middle East & North AfricaMEA1.3968853811.5826849811.5826849811.5835277911.3261225781.331210647....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)MNA1.3816259141.3056312811.3056312811.3069165280.9697022720.969006458....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)TMN1.3816259141.3056312811.3056312811.3069165280.9697022720.969006458....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Middle incomeMIC2.4449757416.3580035266.3580127536.740605188.5872843138.50264607....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)North AmericaNAC20.9236431520.9109200620.9109200621.9309480223.0390642412.78978326....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Not classifiedINX................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)OECD membersOED21.9208274524.2527458124.2112077425.1679829225.9044777220.2982892....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Other small statesOSS2.1379979557.4245538647.4245590627.4317348417.4837616247.48398914....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Pacific island small statesPSS1.0681591181.0683910241.0683910241.1713164371.1738110411.173416443....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Post-demographic dividendPST24.1987104224.7485217324.7018152125.509549926.3367376420.09556492....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Pre-demographic dividendPRE................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Small statesSST1.8752297835.8300425755.8300455715.8400478725.8898697855.88997813....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)South AsiaSAS0.4577627680.4582098380.4577458020.4577374270.457738550.511427003....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)South Asia (IDA & IBRD)TSA0.4577627680.4582098380.4577458020.4577374270.457738550.511427003....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Sub-Saharan AfricaSSF................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)SSA................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)TSS................
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)Upper middle incomeUMC2.8480718338.135212548.1352204568.60455842611.1686510110.97967276....
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)WorldWLD8.75107866311.4656904911.4505571511.9887317913.3103889711.91764214....
Data from database World Development Indicators
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