Greenland vs Mauritania: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Greenland

4.2%

in 2025

Mauritania

3.7%

in 2025

Greenland rank

71st

Mauritania rank

74th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Greenland
Mauritania

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 4.2% against 3.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 71st and Mauritania ranks 74th 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.