Marine protected areas in Bahrain
Bahrain: Marine protected areas was 21.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Bahrain, 2013–2025
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. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Bahrain is 21.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,683.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Bahrain peaked at 21.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2015.
Bahrain ranks 28th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.4% | — |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -81.2% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +1658.3% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 6.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 1.2% | 21.4% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Bahrain
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0205 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 5.43 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Bahrain?
- Marine protected areas in Bahrain was 21.4% in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- How does Bahrain rank for marine protected areas?
- Bahrain ranks 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,683.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.