Which has higher marine protected areas, Sub-Saharan Africa or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 21.6% against 7.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine?

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Ukraine: Marine protected areas

Sub-Saharan Africa

7.1%

in 2025

Ukraine

21.6%

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

23rd

Ukraine rank

26th

Marine protected areas over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 21.6% against 7.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.5%.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Ukraine ranks 26th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2.9%	3.4%	0.5%	Ukraine
2020s	7.0%	12.4%	5.3%	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, Sub-Saharan Africa or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 21.6% against 7.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine?: 14.5%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine rank globally for marine protected areas?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Ukraine ranks 26th 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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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.