India vs Sri Lanka: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

India
0.3%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.3%
in 2025
India rank
126th
Sri Lanka rank
126th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
0.10.150.20.250.3201320192025

How they compare

India currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.

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

India ranks 126th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th 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.