Gibraltar vs Oman: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Gibraltar
14.2%
in 2025
Oman
16.2%
in 2025
Gibraltar rank
40th
Oman rank
37th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • Gibraltar
  • Oman
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How they compare

Oman currently reports 16.2% against 14.2% in Gibraltar, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Gibraltar's.

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

Gibraltar ranks 40th and Oman ranks 37th 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

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.