Marine protected areas in Poland
Poland: Marine protected areas was 24.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in Poland, 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 Poland stood at 24.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Poland peaked at 24.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2013.
Poland ranks 23rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Marine protected areas in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22.6% | — |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.6% | 24.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Poland?
- Marine protected areas in Poland was 24.0% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for marine protected areas?
- Poland ranks 23rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland 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.