Norway vs Pakistan: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Norway
1.0%
in 2025
Pakistan
1.2%
in 2025
Norway rank
101st
Pakistan rank
99th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • Norway
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

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

Norway ranks 101st and Pakistan ranks 99th 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.