Marine protected areas in Oman
Oman: Marine protected areas was 16.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Oman, 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 Oman is 16.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16,100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Oman peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Oman ranks 37th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +3950.0% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 0.1% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More climate change data for Oman
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 331.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 701.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 30.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 30.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.2268 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.115 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0081 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Oman?
- Marine protected areas in Oman was 16.2% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Oman rank for marine protected areas?
- Oman ranks 37th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16,100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.