Marine protected areas in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Marine protected areas was 52.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Kazakhstan, 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 Kazakhstan stood at 52.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 5,150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Kazakhstan peaked at 52.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
Kazakhstan ranks 6th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +4970.0% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 50.7% | 52.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 3 Saint Martin (French part) 97.0% compare
- 4 New Caledonia 96.5% compare
- 5 French Polynesia 87.4% compare
- 7 France 49.2% compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 46.8% compare
- 9 Australia 45.4% compare
More climate change data for Kazakhstan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,173 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 577.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,395 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 798.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 28.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Kazakhstan?
- Marine protected areas in Kazakhstan was 52.5% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for marine protected areas?
- Kazakhstan ranks 6th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.