Which has higher marine protected areas, Low & middle income or Romania?

Romania, at 21.5% against 6.7% in Low & middle income as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Romania?

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.

Low & middle income vs Romania: Marine protected areas

Low & middle income

6.7%

in 2025

Romania

21.5%

in 2025

Low & middle income rank

26th

Romania rank

27th

Marine protected areas over time

Low & middle income
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 21.5% against 6.7% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.8%.

That makes Romania's figure about 3.2 times Low & middle income's.

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

Low & middle income ranks 26th and Romania ranks 27th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low & middle income	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3.8%	14.7%	10.9%	Romania
2020s	6.3%	22.7%	16.3%	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, Low & middle income or Romania?: Romania, at 21.5% against 6.7% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between Low & middle income and Romania?: 14.8%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Romania?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Low & middle income and Romania rank globally for marine protected areas?: Low & middle income ranks 26th and Romania ranks 27th 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.