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.

Marine protected areas as a share of territorial waters (%)

201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
United Kingdom5.716.512.521.629.028.929.244.244.144.144.146.8
Australia43.944.043.240.740.640.640.840.844.344.344.345.4
Seychelles0.00.00.00.00.00.015.732.832.832.832.832.6
New Zealand27.930.430.430.430.430.430.430.430.430.430.430.4
Belize6.910.110.110.110.110.110.111.011.011.011.020.4
South Africa12.112.112.112.112.112.114.615.515.515.515.515.4
Kiribati11.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.9
Cameroon3.93.93.93.43.43.411.510.910.910.910.911.4
Canada0.80.80.90.90.92.93.18.88.99.19.19.2
Cyprus0.20.10.10.10.10.10.18.68.68.68.68.6
Bangladesh1.45.45.45.45.45.45.45.45.45.48.08.0
Malta0.30.30.36.36.36.37.47.47.47.47.47.8
Bahamas0.20.20.60.67.97.97.97.97.97.97.97.7
Malaysia1.41.41.41.41.41.51.53.35.65.65.64.8
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.20.20.20.20.20.24.04.04.04.04.04.5
United Republic of Tanzania3.03.03.02.53.03.03.03.03.03.03.02.3
Mozambique0.32.22.22.22.22.22.22.12.12.12.12.2
Namibia1.71.71.71.71.71.71.71.71.71.71.71.7
Sierra Leone0.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.51.61.61.61.7
Pakistan0.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.81.2
Antigua and Barbuda0.10.20.20.20.20.20.20.30.30.30.30.7
Jamaica0.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.7
Kenya0.80.60.60.80.80.80.80.80.80.70.70.6
Gambia0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.60.60.60.60.6
Saint Lucia0.00.00.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.3
India0.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.3
Samoa0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.10.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.2
Papua New Guinea0.20.20.20.20.20.20.10.10.10.10.10.1
Solomon Islands0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Tonga1.51.51.51.51.51.50.10.10.10.10.10.1
Dominica0.00.00.00.10.10.10.00.00.00.00.00.1
Grenada0.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Guyana0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.1
Trinidad and Tobago0.10.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.1
Sri Lanka0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Ghana0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Brunei Darussalam0.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.0
Singapore1.21.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Tuvalu0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Vanuatu0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Barbados0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Mauritius0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Nigeria0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Nauru0.00.00.00.0