Iceland vs Yemen: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Iceland

0.5%

in 2025

Yemen

0.4%

in 2025

Iceland rank

120th

Yemen rank

123rd

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Iceland
Yemen

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Iceland'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.

Iceland 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.