Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.5% for share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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, share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.5% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 120th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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 Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.