Democratic Republic of Congo vs Yemen: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.5%

in 2025

Yemen

0.4%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

120th

Yemen rank

123rd

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Yemen

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 120th and Yemen ranks 123rd 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.