Spain vs Sudan: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Spain
19.0%
in 2025
Sudan
17.0%
in 2025
Spain rank
32nd
Sudan rank
34th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • Spain
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 19.0% against 17.0% in Sudan, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sudan ahead.

Spain ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 34th 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.