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

India

0.3%

in 2025

Yemen

0.4%

in 2025

India rank

126th

Yemen rank

123rd

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

India
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times India's.

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

India ranks 126th 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.