Marine protected areas in Monaco
Monaco: Marine protected areas was 100.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Monaco, 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 Monaco stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 99,900.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Monaco peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Monaco 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Monaco, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +99700.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.1% | 0.1% | 99.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 2 Palau 98.0% compare
- 3 Saint Martin (French part) 97.0% compare
- 4 New Caledonia 96.5% compare
More climate change data for Monaco
- Share co2 vs population 0.0005 (2100)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population 38,341 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 38,341 (2025)
- Population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.0598 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.5 (2024)
- Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change 0 (2024)
- Cumulative co2 land use 8,281 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Monaco?
- Marine protected areas in Monaco was 100.0% 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 Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Monaco rank for marine protected areas?
- Monaco ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99,900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Monaco 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.