Marine protected areas in Sudan
Sudan: Marine protected areas was 17.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Sudan, 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 Sudan stood at 17.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Sudan peaked at 17.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Sudan 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 16.0% | — |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.0% | 0.0% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More climate change data for Sudan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.18 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Sudan?
- Marine protected areas in Sudan was 17.0% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for marine protected areas?
- Sudan ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Sudan 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.