Marine protected areas in Iran
Iran: Marine protected areas was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Marine protected areas in Iran, 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 Iran is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Iran peaked at 1.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.
Iran ranks 103rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More climate change data for Iran
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Urban population 77.4% (2025)
- Urban population 71.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total 92.42 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 1,055 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.46 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Iran?
- Marine protected areas in Iran was 0.9% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- How does Iran rank for marine protected areas?
- Iran ranks 103rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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.