PAINTMAPS.comMarine protected areas (% of territorial waters) (S.America) - 2024
* Data Description : Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
* Data Source : Worldbank.org
* By changing the date from the drop-down menu, you can view statistics on maps since 2000.
* Countries with the highest value of "Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)" in the S.America (2024) : Chile(41,2), Colombia(41,1), Brazil(26,6), Ecuador(19,3), Argentina(12), Peru(7,9), Venezuela(4,4), Suriname(1,5), Uruguay(1,5), Guyana(0,1).