PAINTMAPS.comMarine protected areas (% of territorial waters) (S.America) - 2022
* 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 (2022) : Chile(41,3541), Brazil(26,8215), Ecuador(19,1484), Colombia(17,09), Argentina(11,7671), Peru(7,95897), Venezuela(4,35062), Suriname(1,54322), Uruguay(0,752423), Trinidad and Tobago(0,0489086).