Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) (World) - 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 World (2024) : Monaco(100), Northern Cyprus(100), Palau(98), Kazakhstan(52,5), France(49,8), United Kingdom(46,8), Australia(45,4), Germany(45,4), Chile(41,2), Colombia(41,1).