Marine protected areas in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Marine protected areas was 1.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 1.1% for marine protected areas in 2025.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Marine protected areas in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More climate change data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Urban population 393.80 million (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5261 units per person (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 748.49 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 37.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Marine protected areas in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1.1% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for marine protected areas?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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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.