Netherlands vs Seychelles: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Netherlands
33.5%
in 2025
Seychelles
32.6%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
14th
Seychelles rank
15th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • Netherlands
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 33.5% against 32.6% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Netherlands ranks 14th and Seychelles ranks 15th 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.