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Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)

% · higher is better · 174 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Monaco100%
  2. 2Palau98%
  3. 3St. Martin (French part)97%
  4. 4New Caledonia96.5%
  5. 5French Polynesia87.4%
  6. 6Kazakhstan52.5%
  7. 7France49.2%
  8. 8United Kingdom46.8%
  9. 9Australia45.4%
  10. 10Germany45.3%
  11. 11Chile41.2%
  12. 12Colombia41.1%
  13. 13Belgium38.3%
  14. 14Netherlands33.5%
  15. 15Seychelles32.6%
  16. 16Northern Mariana Islands32.4%
  17. 17New Zealand30.4%
  18. 18Costa Rica28.4%
  19. 19Denmark27.1%
  20. 20Gabon26.8%
  21. 21Brazil26.6%
  22. 22Panama26.3%
  23. 23Poland24%
  24. 24Lithuania23.2%
  25. 25Mexico22.6%
  26. 26Ukraine21.6%
  27. 27Romania21.5%
  28. 28Bahrain21.4%
  29. 29Belize20.4%
  30. 30Ecuador19.3%
  31. 31Estonia19.2%
  32. 32United States19%
  33. 32Spain19%
  34. 33Sudan17%
  35. 34Portugal16.9%
  36. 35Latvia16.4%
  37. 36Oman16.2%
  38. 37Sweden16.1%
  39. 38South Africa15.4%
  40. 39Gibraltar14.2%
  41. 40Congo, Rep.14.1%
  42. 41Japan13.8%
  43. 42Dominican Republic13.3%
  44. 43United Arab Emirates12%
  45. 43Argentina12%
  46. 44Kiribati11.9%
  47. 45Finland11.8%
  48. 46Cameroon11.4%
  49. 47Italy11%
  50. 48Isle of Man10.8%
  51. 49Croatia9.3%
  52. 50Canada9.2%
  53. 51Guinea-Bissau9.1%
  54. 52American Samoa8.7%
  55. 53Bangladesh8.6%
  56. 53Cyprus8.6%
  57. 54Bulgaria8.2%
  58. 55Peru7.9%
  59. 56Malta7.8%
  60. 57Bahamas, The7.7%
  61. 58Montenegro5.3%
  62. 59Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.1%
  63. 59Egypt, Arab Rep.5.1%
  64. 60Thailand5%
  65. 61Honduras4.9%
  66. 62Malaysia4.8%
  67. 62China4.8%
  68. 63Greece4.7%
  69. 64St. Kitts and Nevis4.5%
  70. 65Venezuela, RB4.4%
  71. 66Greenland4.2%
  72. 66Turkmenistan4.2%
  73. 66Cuba4.2%
  74. 67Mauritania3.7%
  75. 68Nicaragua3.6%
  76. 69Saudi Arabia3.5%
  77. 70Albania3.4%
  78. 71Kuwait3.2%
  79. 72Senegal3.1%
  80. 73Indonesia3%
  81. 74Slovenia2.9%
  82. 75Jordan2.8%
  83. 76Ireland2.4%
  84. 77Qatar2.3%
  85. 77Korea, Rep.2.3%
  86. 77Tanzania2.3%
  87. 78Russian Federation2.2%
  88. 79Mozambique2.1%
  89. 79Puerto Rico (US)2.1%
  90. 80Haiti1.8%
  91. 81Namibia1.7%
  92. 81Sierra Leone1.7%
  93. 81Turkiye1.7%
  94. 82Philippines1.6%
  95. 83Uruguay1.5%
  96. 83Cambodia1.5%
  97. 83Suriname1.5%
  98. 84Madagascar1.4%
  99. 85Pakistan1.2%
  100. 86Tunisia1.1%
  101. 87Norway1%
  102. 87Azerbaijan1%
  103. 88Guatemala0.9%
  104. 88Iran, Islamic Rep.0.9%
  105. 88Fiji0.9%
  106. 89Benin0.8%
  107. 89Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.8%
  108. 89Georgia0.8%
  109. 89El Salvador0.8%
  110. 90Gambia, The0.7%
  111. 90Jamaica0.7%
  112. 90Antigua and Barbuda0.7%
  113. 90Togo0.7%
  114. 90Kenya0.7%
  115. 90Timor-Leste0.7%
  116. 91Myanmar0.6%
  117. 91Israel0.6%
  118. 91Libya0.6%
  119. 91Guinea0.6%
  120. 92Viet Nam0.5%
  121. 92Congo, Dem. Rep.0.5%
  122. 92Iceland0.5%
  123. 93Aruba0.4%
  124. 93Yemen, Rep.0.4%
  125. 93Comoros0.4%
  126. 94St. Lucia0.3%
  127. 94Sri Lanka0.3%
  128. 94Morocco0.3%
  129. 94Marshall Islands0.3%
  130. 94India0.3%
  131. 94Equatorial Guinea0.3%
  132. 95St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.2%
  133. 95Lebanon0.2%
  134. 95Djibouti0.2%
  135. 95Syrian Arab Republic0.2%
  136. 95Turks and Caicos Islands0.2%
  137. 95Samoa0.2%
  138. 95Cote d'Ivoire0.2%
  139. 96Cayman Islands0.1%
  140. 96Liberia0.1%
  141. 96Cabo Verde0.1%
  142. 96Papua New Guinea0.1%
  143. 96Dominica0.1%
  144. 96Grenada0.1%
  145. 96Trinidad and Tobago0.1%
  146. 96Algeria0.1%
  147. 96Tonga0.1%
  148. 96Solomon Islands0.1%
  149. 96Maldives0.1%
  150. 97Tuvalu0%
  151. 97British Virgin Islands0%
  152. 97Eritrea0%
  153. 97Angola0%
  154. 97Guam0%
  155. 97Guyana0%
  156. 97Hong Kong SAR, China0%
  157. 97West Bank and Gaza0%
  158. 97Iraq0%
  159. 97Faroe Islands0%
  160. 97Vanuatu0%
  161. 97Curacao0%
  162. 97Ghana0%
  163. 97Sao Tome and Principe0%
  164. 97Somalia, Fed. Rep.0%
  165. 97Mauritius0%
  166. 97Nigeria0%
  167. 97Singapore0%
  168. 97Naoero0%
  169. 97Brunei Darussalam0%
  170. 97Barbados0%
  171. 97Bosnia and Herzegovina0%
  172. 97Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0%
  173. 97Bermuda0%
  174. 97Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0%

Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)

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