Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Kuwait

3.2%

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

3.5%

in 2025

Kuwait rank

78th

Saudi Arabia rank

76th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Kuwait
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.5% against 3.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

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

Kuwait ranks 78th and Saudi Arabia ranks 76th 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.