Marine protected areas in Cambodia
Cambodia: Marine protected areas was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Cambodia, 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
Cambodia recorded 1.5% for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 650.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Cambodia peaked at 1.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Cambodia 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +600.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 94 Philippines 1.6% compare
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More climate change data for Cambodia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 685.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Cambodia?
- Marine protected areas in Cambodia was 1.5% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Cambodia rank for marine protected areas?
- Cambodia ranks 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 650.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.