Marine protected areas in Russia
Russia: Marine protected areas was 2.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Marine protected areas in Russia, 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 Russia is 2.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Russia peaked at 3.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
Russia ranks 87th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.1% | — |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Russia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% (2100)
- Urban population 75.3% (2025)
- Urban population 108.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 143.51 million (2025)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 2,133 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.35 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 12.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 8.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Russia?
- Marine protected areas in Russia was 2.2% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for marine protected areas?
- Russia ranks 87th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.