Which has higher marine protected areas, Congo or United Arab Emirates?

Congo, at 14.1% against 12.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Congo vs United Arab Emirates: Marine protected areas

Congo

14.1%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

12.0%

in 2025

Congo rank

41st

United Arab Emirates rank

44th

Marine protected areas over time

Congo
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Congo currently reports 14.1% against 12.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Congo ranks 41st and United Arab Emirates ranks 44th of 174 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3.2%	9.8%	6.6%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	4.9%	11.7%	6.7%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, Congo or United Arab Emirates?: Congo, at 14.1% against 12.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between Congo and United Arab Emirates?: 2.1%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United Arab Emirates?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Congo and United Arab Emirates rank globally for marine protected areas?: Congo ranks 41st and United Arab Emirates ranks 44th 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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About this data

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: 03 September 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.