Marine protected areas in Germany
Germany: Marine protected areas was 45.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in Germany, 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
Germany recorded 45.3% for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Germany peaked at 45.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2014.
Germany ranks 10th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Marine protected areas in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 45.5% | — |
| 2014 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.3% | 45.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 45.3% | 45.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Germany?
- Marine protected areas in Germany was 45.3% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for marine protected areas?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.