Marine protected areas · World
Published World Bank series · Environment · ER.MRN.PTMR.ZS
17.46 % of territorial waters · 2025
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.46 | % of territorial waters |
| 2024 | 14.01 | % of territorial waters |
| 2023 | 13.68 | % of territorial waters |
| 2022 | 13.7 | % of territorial waters |
| 2021 | 13.47 | % of territorial waters |
| 2020 | 14.21 | % of territorial waters |
| 2019 | 13.88 | % of territorial waters |
| 2018 | 13.2 | % of territorial waters |
| 2017 | 11.72 | % of territorial waters |
| 2016 | 11.41 | % of territorial waters |
| 2015 | 9.01 | % of territorial waters |
| 2014 | 8.3 | % of territorial waters |
Source & interpretation
World Bank: original dataset and methodology ↗
Values are displayed in % of territorial waters. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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