Marine protected areas in Türkiye
Türkiye: Marine protected areas was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Türkiye, 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
Türkiye recorded 1.7% for marine protected areas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Türkiye peaked at 1.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Türkiye ranks 91st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -91.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +1700.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 88 Mozambique 2.1% compare
- 88 Puerto Rico 2.1% compare
- 90 Haiti 1.8% compare
- 91 Namibia 1.7% compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 1.7% compare
- 94 Philippines 1.6% compare
More climate change data for Türkiye
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.6% (2100)
- Urban population 89.5% (2025)
- Urban population 76.86 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 85.88 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 617.04 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 5.87 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.7% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 19.52 billion tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Türkiye?
- Marine protected areas in Türkiye was 1.7% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Türkiye rank for marine protected areas?
- Türkiye ranks 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.