Which has higher marine protected areas, IDA & IBRD total or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 33.5% against 9.4% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Netherlands?

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.

IDA & IBRD total vs Netherlands: Marine protected areas

IDA & IBRD total

9.4%

in 2025

Netherlands

33.5%

in 2025

IDA & IBRD total rank

16th

Netherlands rank

14th

Marine protected areas over time

IDA & IBRD total
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 33.5% against 9.4% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 24.1%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 3.6 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2010s	4.6%	23.8%	19.2%	Netherlands
2020s	9.1%	29.1%	20.0%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, IDA & IBRD total or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 33.5% against 9.4% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between IDA & IBRD total and Netherlands?: 24.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Netherlands?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Netherlands rank globally for marine protected areas?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 14th 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.