Which has higher marine protected areas, Cambodia or Philippines?

Philippines, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Cambodia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Philippines?

13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Philippines: Marine protected areas

Cambodia

1.5%

in 2025

Philippines

1.6%

in 2025

Cambodia rank

95th

Philippines rank

94th

Marine protected areas over time

Cambodia
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Philippines ahead.

Cambodia ranks 95th and Philippines ranks 94th of 174 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	Philippines
2020s	1.4%	1.6%	0.1%	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, Cambodia or Philippines?: Philippines, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between Cambodia and Philippines?: 0.1%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Philippines?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Philippines rank globally for marine protected areas?: Cambodia ranks 95th and Philippines ranks 94th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
Unit: % of territorial waters
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 221 places, 2,834 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.