South Korea vs Slovenia: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

South Korea
2.3%
in 2025
Slovenia
2.9%
in 2025
South Korea rank
84th
Slovenia rank
81st

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • South Korea
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 2.9% against 2.3% in South Korea, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

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

South Korea ranks 84th and Slovenia ranks 81st 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.