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Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Papua New Guinea
0.1%
in 2025
Tonga
0.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
139th
Tonga rank
139th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 139th and Tonga ranks 139th 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.