Marine protected areas in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Marine protected areas was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 0.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 120th 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Share co2 vs population 4.23 (2100)
- Urban population 45.1% (2025)
- Urban population 50.90 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Population, total 112.83 million (2025)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 58.49 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.26 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.9462 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Marine protected areas in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.5% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for marine protected areas?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 120th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.