Marine protected areas in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Marine protected areas was 0.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2024
All-time low
0.2
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.5 for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2013.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 120th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2 | — |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +150.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7, 71% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 380.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 483.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 57.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,624 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 1,764 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Marine protected areas in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2013.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for marine protected areas?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 120th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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