Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 13.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2013.
Dominican Republic ranks 43rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.0% | — |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +97.8% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | -23.1% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 13.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 14.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 13.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 6.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.0% | 18.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 13.3% | 18.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Dominican Republic?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Dominican Republic was 13.3% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Dominican Republic ranks 43rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.