Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Croatia
Croatia: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 9.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Croatia, 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
The most recent figure for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Croatia is 9.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Croatia peaked at 9.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2013.
That places Croatia 51st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.0% | — |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +355.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 9.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 9.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 2.0% | 9.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 48 Cameroon 11.4% compare
- 49 Italy 11.0% compare
- 50 Isle of Man 10.8% compare
- 52 Canada 9.2% compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 9.1% compare
- 54 American Samoa 8.7% compare
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Croatia?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Croatia was 9.3% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Croatia ranks 51st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.