Marine protected areas in Other small states
Other small states: Marine protected areas was 8.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Other small states, 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
Other small states recorded 8.2% for marine protected areas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4,235.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Other small states peaked at 8.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
Other small states ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +1411.2% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +105.4% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 4.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 15 Seychelles 32.6% compare
- 16 Northern Mariana Islands 32.4% compare
- 17 New Zealand 30.4% compare
- 18 Costa Rica 28.4% compare
- 19 Denmark 27.1% compare
- 20 Gabon 26.8% compare
- 21 Brazil 26.6% compare
More climate change data for Other small states
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 13.03 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 7.19 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 7.53 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 23.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 8.9% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.02 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Other small states?
- Marine protected areas in Other small states was 8.2% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Other small states rank for marine protected areas?
- Other small states ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,235.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other small states 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.