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

Mauritania

3.7%

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

3.5%

in 2025

Mauritania rank

74th

Saudi Arabia rank

76th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Mauritania
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

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

Mauritania ranks 74th 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.