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Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)

· higher is better · 174 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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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. 43Argentina12
  45. 43United Arab Emirates12
  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. 53Cyprus8.6
  56. 53Bangladesh8.6
  57. 54Bulgaria8.2
  58. 55Peru7.9
  59. 56Malta7.8
  60. 57Bahamas, The7.7
  61. 58Montenegro5.3
  62. 59Egypt, Arab Rep.5.1
  63. 59Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.1
  64. 60Thailand5
  65. 61Honduras4.9
  66. 62China4.8
  67. 62Malaysia4.8
  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. 77Korea, Rep.2.3
  85. 77Qatar2.3
  86. 77Tanzania2.3
  87. 78Russian Federation2.2
  88. 79Mozambique2.1
  89. 79Puerto Rico (US)2.1
  90. 80Haiti1.8
  91. 81Sierra Leone1.7
  92. 81Turkiye1.7
  93. 81Namibia1.7
  94. 82Philippines1.6
  95. 83Cambodia1.5
  96. 83Uruguay1.5
  97. 83Suriname1.5
  98. 84Madagascar1.4
  99. 85Pakistan1.2
  100. 86Tunisia1.1
  101. 87Azerbaijan1
  102. 87Norway1
  103. 88Guatemala0.9
  104. 88Iran, Islamic Rep.0.9
  105. 88Fiji0.9
  106. 89Georgia0.8
  107. 89Benin0.8
  108. 89Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.8
  109. 89El Salvador0.8
  110. 90Togo0.7
  111. 90Timor-Leste0.7
  112. 90Jamaica0.7
  113. 90Antigua and Barbuda0.7
  114. 90Gambia, The0.7
  115. 90Kenya0.7
  116. 91Guinea0.6
  117. 91Myanmar0.6
  118. 91Israel0.6
  119. 91Libya0.6
  120. 92Congo, Dem. Rep.0.5
  121. 92Viet Nam0.5
  122. 92Iceland0.5
  123. 93Comoros0.4
  124. 93Yemen, Rep.0.4
  125. 93Aruba0.4
  126. 94Equatorial Guinea0.3
  127. 94Marshall Islands0.3
  128. 94Morocco0.3
  129. 94Sri Lanka0.3
  130. 94St. Lucia0.3
  131. 94India0.3
  132. 95Lebanon0.2
  133. 95Turks and Caicos Islands0.2
  134. 95Syrian Arab Republic0.2
  135. 95Djibouti0.2
  136. 95St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.2
  137. 95Samoa0.2
  138. 95Cote d'Ivoire0.2
  139. 96Maldives0.1
  140. 96Liberia0.1
  141. 96Grenada0.1
  142. 96Papua New Guinea0.1
  143. 96Algeria0.1
  144. 96Solomon Islands0.1
  145. 96Dominica0.1
  146. 96Cayman Islands0.1
  147. 96Cabo Verde0.1
  148. 96Tonga0.1
  149. 96Trinidad and Tobago0.1
  150. 97Angola0
  151. 97Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  152. 97Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  153. 97Faroe Islands0
  154. 97Hong Kong SAR, China0
  155. 97West Bank and Gaza0
  156. 97Barbados0
  157. 97Eritrea0
  158. 97Singapore0
  159. 97Naoero0
  160. 97Guyana0
  161. 97Ghana0
  162. 97Brunei Darussalam0
  163. 97Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  164. 97Vanuatu0
  165. 97Sao Tome and Principe0
  166. 97Iraq0
  167. 97Tuvalu0
  168. 97Curacao0
  169. 97Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  170. 97Guam0
  171. 97British Virgin Islands0
  172. 97Mauritius0
  173. 97Bermuda0
  174. 97Nigeria0

Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)