Marine protected areas in Greenland
Greenland: Marine protected areas was 4.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in Greenland, 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
Greenland recorded 4.2% for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Greenland peaked at 4.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2024.
That places Greenland 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Marine protected areas in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.5% | — |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 68 Greece 4.7% compare
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- 71 Cuba 4.2% compare
- 71 Turkmenistan 4.2% compare
- 74 Mauritania 3.7% compare
More climate change data for Greenland
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 14,821 kg (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Greenland?
- Marine protected areas in Greenland was 4.2% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2024.
- How does Greenland rank for marine protected areas?
- Greenland ranks 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland 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.