Marine protected areas in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Marine protected areas was 4.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 4.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.6% | — |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +73.6% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.5% | 4.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More climate change data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.12 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.31 billion (2025)
- Urban population 62.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1,073 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 12.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 15.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 8.6% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.98 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Marine protected areas in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.8% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for marine protected areas?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.