Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cote d'Ivoire, 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
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.2% for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 132nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 29% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More reference data data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1744 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8419 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9495 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.2% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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About this data
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.