Lithuania vs Poland: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Lithuania

23.2%

in 2025

Poland

24.0%

in 2025

Lithuania rank

24th

Poland rank

23rd

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Lithuania
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 24.0% against 23.2% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Lithuania ranks 24th and Poland ranks 23rd 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.