Belize vs United States: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Belize

20.4%

in 2025

United States

19.0%

in 2025

Belize rank

29th

United States rank

32nd

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Belize
United States

How they compare

Belize currently reports 20.4% against 19.0% in United States, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was United States ahead.

Belize ranks 29th and United States ranks 32nd 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.