Which has higher marine protected areas, Tonga or Trinidad and Tobago?

Tonga, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago?

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.

Tonga vs Trinidad and Tobago: Marine protected areas

Tonga

0.1%

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.1%

in 2025

Tonga rank

139th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

139th

Marine protected areas over time

Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Tonga ranks 139th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 139th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tonga	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.3%	0.0%	1.3%	Tonga
2020s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, Tonga or Trinidad and Tobago?: Tonga, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for marine protected areas?: Tonga ranks 139th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 139th 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.