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

Romania

21.5%

in 2025

Ukraine

21.6%

in 2025

Romania rank

27th

Ukraine rank

26th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Romania
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 21.6% against 21.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 27th and Ukraine ranks 26th 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.