Marine protected areas in Suriname
Suriname: Marine protected areas was 1.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in Suriname, 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 Suriname stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Suriname peaked at 1.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2013.
Suriname ranks 95th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Marine protected areas in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 94 Philippines 1.6% compare
- 95 Cambodia 1.5% compare
- 95 Uruguay 1.5% compare
- 98 Madagascar 1.4% compare
More climate change data for Suriname
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 240.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 98.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3725 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 535.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 63.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 472.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Suriname?
- Marine protected areas in Suriname was 1.5% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Suriname rank for marine protected areas?
- Suriname ranks 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname 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.