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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)

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United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2025
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  1. 1Equatorial Guinea100
  2. 2Benin100
  3. 3Cote d'Ivoire99.9
  4. 4Gabon99.9
  5. 5Bulgaria99.7
  6. 6Malta98.9
  7. 7Estonia97.7
  8. 8Congo, Rep.96.9
  9. 9Belgium96.9
  10. 10Liberia96.7
  11. 11Latvia96.1
  12. 12Netherlands96
  13. 13Aruba93.8
  14. 14Sao Tome and Principe92.3
  15. 15Poland90.1
  16. 16St. Martin (French part)89.6
  17. 17Denmark88.9
  18. 18Romania88.6
  19. 19Greece88.3
  20. 20Spain86.8
  21. 21United Kingdom85.4
  22. 22Croatia84.6
  23. 23Lithuania83.4
  24. 24Dominican Republic83.1
  25. 25Ireland83
  26. 26Namibia83
  27. 27France80.9
  28. 28Germany79.6
  29. 29Italy78.6
  30. 30Ukraine78.4
  31. 31Montenegro75.9
  32. 32Algeria74.5
  33. 33Suriname74.2
  34. 34Ghana72.7
  35. 35Brazil72.4
  36. 36Palau72.3
  37. 37Seychelles71.9
  38. 38Portugal70.9
  39. 39Cuba70.1
  40. 40American Samoa69.2
  41. 41Albania68.7
  42. 42Guinea68
  43. 43Iran, Islamic Rep.67.2
  44. 44New Caledonia66.5
  45. 45Japan66.2
  46. 46Australia66.2
  47. 47Angola65.9
  48. 48Mexico64.3
  49. 49South Africa63
  50. 50Slovenia62.3
  51. 51Finland60.8
  52. 52Sweden60.2
  53. 53Sierra Leone60.2
  54. 54Qatar60
  55. 55Venezuela, RB59.4
  56. 56Colombia59.3
  57. 57Sri Lanka58
  58. 58Morocco56.9
  59. 59Norway55.1
  60. 60Samoa54.2
  61. 61Tanzania54
  62. 62Uruguay53.8
  63. 63St. Kitts and Nevis51.7
  64. 64Peru51.2
  65. 65Cambodia51
  66. 66Costa Rica50.9
  67. 67Oman50.8
  68. 68Ecuador50.7
  69. 69Guinea-Bissau50.7
  70. 70Guatemala50.2
  71. 71Kenya50.1
  72. 72Cyprus49.8
  73. 73United Arab Emirates48.3
  74. 74Sudan48
  75. 75Korea, Rep.47.6
  76. 76Mozambique47.2
  77. 77New Zealand47.2
  78. 78Philippines46.6
  79. 79El Salvador46.6
  80. 80Egypt, Arab Rep.44.4
  81. 81Thailand44
  82. 82Kuwait44
  83. 83Argentina43.6
  84. 84Canada41.7
  85. 85Cabo Verde41.4
  86. 86Gambia, The41.3
  87. 87Nicaragua41.2
  88. 88Honduras41
  89. 89Senegal40.6
  90. 90Panama40.3
  91. 91Tunisia40.3
  92. 92Virgin Islands (U.S.)40.3
  93. 93Mauritania40.1
  94. 94Bangladesh38.6
  95. 95Puerto Rico (US)38.2
  96. 96Georgia36.3
  97. 97Northern Mariana Islands36.1
  98. 98United States34.3
  99. 99Belize34.3
  100. 100Kiribati32.9
  101. 101Hong Kong SAR, China32.5
  102. 102Yemen, Rep.32.4
  103. 103Gibraltar32.2
  104. 104Jamaica31.6
  105. 105Cayman Islands31.5
  106. 106Saudi Arabia30.7
  107. 107Madagascar30.3
  108. 108Curacao30.2
  109. 109Grenada30.2
  110. 110Bahamas, The30.2
  111. 111Antigua and Barbuda30
  112. 112Greenland29.6
  113. 113Chile28.1
  114. 114St. Vincent and the Grenadines26.3
  115. 115St. Lucia26.2
  116. 116Indonesia25.9
  117. 117Isle of Man25.4
  118. 118Haiti24.6
  119. 119Viet Nam24.5
  120. 120Myanmar24.4
  121. 121Russian Federation22.7
  122. 122Turks and Caicos Islands22.3
  123. 123Malaysia19.7
  124. 124Timor-Leste19.6
  125. 125Tonga17.6
  126. 126Faroe Islands16.7
  127. 127Fiji16.5
  128. 128Iceland16.1
  129. 129Israel15.1
  130. 130Pakistan14.6
  131. 131Comoros13.7
  132. 132French Polynesia12
  133. 133Mauritius11.1
  134. 134Lebanon10.9
  135. 135China8.8
  136. 136Trinidad and Tobago8.5
  137. 137India8.5
  138. 138Marshall Islands7.8
  139. 139Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6.4
  140. 140British Virgin Islands6.1
  141. 141Brunei Darussalam5.4
  142. 142Turkiye3.8
  143. 143Guam3.5
  144. 144Vanuatu3.3
  145. 145Singapore3.3
  146. 146Solomon Islands3.2
  147. 147Barbados2.9
  148. 148Papua New Guinea1.9
  149. 149Bermuda1.7
  150. 150Nigeria0
  151. 150Libya0
  152. 150Eritrea0
  153. 150Dominica0
  154. 150Djibouti0
  155. 150Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  156. 150Macao SAR, China0
  157. 150Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  158. 150Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  159. 150Maldives0
  160. 150Naoero0
  161. 150Iraq0
  162. 150Syrian Arab Republic0
  163. 150Bahrain0

Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)

Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%) by country 2025 | worldgovdata