Which has higher marine protected areas, East Asia & Pacific or Palau?

Palau, at 98.0% against 24.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Palau?

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Palau: Marine protected areas

East Asia & Pacific

24.1%

in 2025

Palau

98.0%

in 2025

East Asia & Pacific rank

4th

Palau rank

2nd

Marine protected areas over time

East Asia & Pacific
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 98.0% against 24.1% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 73.9%.

That makes Palau's figure about 4.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Palau ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Palau	Difference	Ahead
2010s	13.9%	50.0%	36.1%	Palau
2020s	17.0%	99.3%	82.3%	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, East Asia & Pacific or Palau?: Palau, at 98.0% against 24.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between East Asia & Pacific and Palau?: 73.9%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Palau?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Palau rank globally for marine protected areas?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Palau ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
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.