Ireland vs Slovenia: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Ireland

2.4%

in 2025

Slovenia

2.9%

in 2025

Ireland rank

83rd

Slovenia rank

81st

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Ireland
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 2.9% against 2.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

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

Ireland ranks 83rd and Slovenia ranks 81st of 174 regions.

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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.