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

Lithuania

23.2%

in 2025

Romania

21.5%

in 2025

Lithuania rank

24th

Romania rank

27th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Lithuania
Romania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 23.2% against 21.5% in Romania, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 24th and Romania ranks 27th 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.