Albania vs Mauritania: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Albania

3.4%

in 2025

Mauritania

3.7%

in 2025

Albania rank

77th

Mauritania rank

74th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Albania
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 3.7% against 3.4% in Albania, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 77th and Mauritania ranks 74th of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected
Unit: % of territorial waters
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 2,223 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Marine protected areas are regions of intertidal or sub-tidal land and associated water, flora and fauna, and cultural and historical features that have been legally or effectively reserved for protection.