Kazakhstan vs United Kingdom: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Kazakhstan

52.5%

in 2025

United Kingdom

46.8%

in 2025

Kazakhstan rank

6th

United Kingdom rank

8th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Kazakhstan
United Kingdom

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 52.5% against 46.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 5.7%.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th 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.