Canada vs Croatia: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Canada

9.2%

in 2025

Croatia

9.3%

in 2025

Canada rank

52nd

Croatia rank

51st

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Canada
Croatia

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 9.3% against 9.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Croatia ahead.

Canada ranks 52nd and Croatia ranks 51st 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.