Marine protected areas in Palau
Palau: Marine protected areas was 98.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Palau, 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 Palau is 98.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 32,566.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Palau peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
Palau ranks 2nd 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +27566.7% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.0% | 0.2% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 3 Saint Martin (French part) 97.0% compare
- 4 New Caledonia 96.5% compare
- 5 French Polynesia 87.4% compare
More climate change data for Palau
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0006 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 0.0006 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Palau?
- Marine protected areas in Palau was 98.0% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for marine protected areas?
- Palau ranks 2nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32,566.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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.