Marine protected areas in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Marine protected areas was 8.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Bangladesh, 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
Bangladesh recorded 8.6% for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Bangladesh peaked at 8.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2013.
That places Bangladesh 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.4% | — |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +285.7% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +48.1% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 1.4% | 5.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.4% | 8.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More climate change data for Bangladesh
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Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Bangladesh?
- Marine protected areas in Bangladesh was 8.6% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for marine protected areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.