Congo vs United Arab Emirates: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Congo

14.1%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

12.0%

in 2025

Congo rank

41st

United Arab Emirates rank

44th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Congo
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Congo currently reports 14.1% against 12.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

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

Congo ranks 41st and United Arab Emirates ranks 44th 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.