Colombia vs Netherlands: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Colombia

41.1%

in 2025

Netherlands

33.5%

in 2025

Colombia rank

12th

Netherlands rank

14th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Colombia
Netherlands

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 41.1% against 33.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 7.6%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

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

Colombia ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 14th 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.