Marine protected areas in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Marine protected areas was 9.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total stood at 9.4%. 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 271.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 9.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.6% | — |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +82.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +47.1% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 13 Belgium 38.3% compare
- 14 Netherlands 33.5% compare
- 15 Seychelles 32.6% compare
- 16 Northern Mariana Islands 32.4% compare
- 17 New Zealand 30.4% compare
- 18 Costa Rica 28.4% compare
- 19 Denmark 27.1% compare
More climate change data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 6.99 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 3.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population 53.7% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 22.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3,021 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 9.0% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 15.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 13.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in IDA & IBRD total?
- Marine protected areas in IDA & IBRD total was 9.4% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for marine protected areas?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.