Jordan vs Qatar: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Jordan

2.8%

in 2025

Qatar

2.3%

in 2025

Jordan rank

82nd

Qatar rank

84th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Jordan
Qatar

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 2.8% against 2.3% in Qatar, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 82nd and Qatar ranks 84th 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.