Marine protected areas in IDA only
IDA only: Marine protected areas was 2.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in IDA only, 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 IDA only is 2.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in IDA only peaked at 2.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2019.
That places IDA only 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Marine protected areas in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.6% | — |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for IDA only
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 1.30 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Urban population 478.10 million (2025)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 13.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 247.98 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 4.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 15.5% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 9.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in IDA only?
- Marine protected areas in IDA only was 2.6% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2019.
- How does IDA only rank for marine protected areas?
- IDA only ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA only 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.