Marine protected areas in Cameroon
Cameroon: Marine protected areas was 11.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Cameroon, 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
Cameroon recorded 11.4% for marine protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 192.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Cameroon peaked at 11.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 48th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.9% | — |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +238.2% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.4% | 11.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Cameroon?
- Marine protected areas in Cameroon was 11.4% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for marine protected areas?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.