Marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Marine protected areas was 6.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend, 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
In 2025, marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend stood at 6.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 6.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2014.
That places Early-demographic dividend 27th out of 47 groups 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.1% | — |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +55.7% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More climate change data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 3.59 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Urban population 47.7% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1,850 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 15.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 14.4% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 10.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend?
- Marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend was 6.1% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2014.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for marine protected areas?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.