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Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
9.6%
Median: 1.9%
Countries Covered
174
with available data
Highest
Monaco
100.0%
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco100.0%
2New Caledonia100.0%
3Palau98.0%
4Saint Martin (French part)97.0%
5Kazakhstan52.5%
By Region
Oceania37.9%(2 countries)
South America21.4%(7 countries)
Europe18.6%(25 countries)
North America12.9%(4 countries)
Other7.6%(103 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.6%)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (25)
North America (4)
Other (103)
Asia (25)
Africa (8)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 100.0% |
| 3 | Palau | 98.0% |
| 4 | Saint Martin (French part) | 97.0% |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 52.5% |
| 6 | France | 49.8% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 46.8% |
| 8 | Germany | 45.4% |
| 9 | Australia | 45.4% |
| 10 | Chile | 41.2% |
| 11 | Colombia | 41.1% |
| 12 | Belgium | 38.3% |
| 13 | Netherlands | 33.6% |
| 14 | Seychelles | 32.6% |
| 15 | Northern Mariana Islands | 32.4% |
| 16 | New Zealand | 30.4% |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 28.4% |
| 18 | Gabon | 26.9% |
| 19 | Brazil | 26.6% |
| 20 | Panama | 26.3% |
| 21 | Poland | 24.0% |
| 22 | Lithuania | 23.2% |
| 23 | Mexico | 22.6% |
| 24 | Romania | 22.1% |
| 25 | Ukraine | 21.6% |
| 26 | Bahrain | 21.4% |
| 27 | Belize | 20.4% |
| 28 | Ecuador | 19.3% |
| 29 | Estonia | 19.3% |
| 30 | United States of America | 19.0% |
| 31 | Denmark | 18.6% |
| 32 | Sudan | 17.0% |
| 33 | Portugal | 16.8% |
| 34 | Latvia | 16.4% |
| 35 | Oman | 16.2% |
| 36 | Sweden | 16.0% |
| 37 | South Africa | 15.4% |
| 38 | Japan | 13.8% |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 13.3% |
| 40 | Spain | 12.8% |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 12.0% |
| 42 | Argentina | 12.0% |
| 43 | Kiribati | 11.9% |
| 44 | Finland | 11.8% |
| 45 | Cameroon | 11.4% |
| 46 | Isle of Man | 10.8% |
| 47 | Italy | 10.7% |
| 48 | Croatia | 9.3% |
| 49 | Canada | 9.2% |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.1% |
| 51 | American Samoa | 8.7% |
| 52 | Cyprus | 8.6% |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 8.2% |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 8.0% |
| 55 | Peru | 7.9% |
| 56 | Malta | 7.8% |
| 57 | Bahamas | 7.7% |
| 58 | Montenegro | 5.6% |
| 59 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.1% |
| 60 | Thailand | 5.0% |
| 61 | Honduras | 4.9% |
| 62 | People's Republic of China | 4.8% |
| 63 | Malaysia | 4.8% |
| 64 | Greece | 4.7% |
| 65 | Egypt | 4.6% |
| 66 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% |
| 67 | Venezuela | 4.4% |
| 68 | Cuba | 4.2% |
| 69 | Greenland | 4.2% |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 4.2% |
| 71 | Mauritania | 3.7% |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 3.6% |
| 73 | Republic of the Congo | 3.5% |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5% |
| 75 | Albania | 3.4% |
| 76 | Kuwait | 3.2% |
| 77 | Indonesia | 3.0% |
| 78 | Slovenia | 2.9% |
| 79 | Jordan | 2.8% |
| 80 | Ireland | 2.4% |
| 81 | Qatar | 2.3% |
| 82 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.3% |
| 83 | South Korea | 2.2% |
| 84 | Mozambique | 2.2% |
| 85 | Russian Federation | 2.2% |
| 86 | Senegal | 2.2% |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 1.9% |
| 88 | Haiti | 1.8% |
| 89 | Namibia | 1.7% |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 1.7% |
| 91 | Türkiye | 1.7% |
| 92 | Philippines | 1.6% |
| 93 | Cambodia | 1.5% |
| 94 | Suriname | 1.5% |
| 95 | Uruguay | 1.5% |
| 96 | Madagascar | 1.3% |
| 97 | Pakistan | 1.2% |
| 98 | Tunisia | 1.1% |
| 99 | Norway | 1.0% |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 1.0% |
| 101 | Fiji | 0.9% |
| 102 | Guatemala | 0.9% |
| 103 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.9% |
| 104 | El Salvador | 0.8% |
| 105 | Georgia | 0.8% |
| 106 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.8% |
| 107 | Jamaica | 0.7% |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 0.7% |
| 109 | Togo | 0.7% |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7% |
| 111 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.6% |
| 112 | Guinea | 0.6% |
| 113 | Israel | 0.6% |
| 114 | Kenya | 0.6% |
| 115 | Libya | 0.6% |
| 116 | Myanmar | 0.5% |
| 117 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.5% |
| 118 | Iceland | 0.5% |
| 119 | Vietnam | 0.5% |
| 120 | Comoros | 0.4% |
| 121 | Yemen | 0.4% |
| 122 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.3% |
| 123 | India | 0.3% |
| 124 | Iraq | 0.3% |
| 125 | Morocco | 0.3% |
| 126 | Marshall Islands | 0.3% |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 0.3% |
| 128 | Djibouti | 0.2% |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0.2% |
| 130 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2% |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.2% |
| 132 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.2% |
| 133 | Samoa | 0.2% |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 0.1% |
| 135 | Cayman Islands | 0.1% |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% |
| 137 | Dominica | 0.1% |
| 138 | Ghana | 0.1% |
| 139 | Grenada | 0.1% |
| 140 | Guyana | 0.1% |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1% |
| 142 | Liberia | 0.1% |
| 143 | Maldives | 0.1% |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1% |
| 145 | Tonga | 0.1% |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% |
| 147 | Algeria | 0.1% |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 0.1% |
| 149 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 150 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 151 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 153 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 154 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
| 155 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 156 | Hong Kong | 0.0% |
| 157 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 158 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 159 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 160 | Curaçao | 0.0% |
| 161 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 163 | Nigeria | 0.0% |
| 164 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 166 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 167 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 168 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 169 | Angola | 0.0% |
| 170 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 171 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 172 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 173 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
| 174 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
Showing 174 of 174 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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