Marine protected areas in Georgia

Georgia: Marine protected areas was 0.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2024
All-time low
0.7
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Marine protected areas in Georgia, 2013–2025

00.20.40.60.82013201920252013: 0.72014: 0.72015: 0.72016: 0.72017: 0.72018: 0.72019: 0.72020: 0.72021: 0.72022: 0.72023: 0.72024: 0.82025: 0.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Georgia is 0.8, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Georgia peaked at 0.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2013.

Georgia ranks 106th 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 Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Marine protected areas in Georgia, 2013 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2013 0.7 —
2014 0.7 +0.0%
2015 0.7 +0.0%
2016 0.7 +0.0%
2017 0.7 +0.0%
2018 0.7 +0.0%
2019 0.7 +0.0%
2020 0.7 +0.0%
2021 0.7 +0.0%
2022 0.7 +0.0%
2023 0.7 +0.0%
2024 0.8 +14.3%
2025 0.8 +0.0%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 0.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.95, 84% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 0.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11, 7% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.7 0.7 0.7 7
2020s 0.7333 0.7 0.8 6

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 103 Fiji 0.9 compare
  2. 103 Guatemala 0.9 compare
  3. 103 Iran 0.9 compare
  4. 106 Benin 0.8 compare
  5. 106 El Salvador 0.8 compare
  6. 106 United States Virgin Islands 0.8 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is marine protected areas in Georgia?
Marine protected areas in Georgia was 0.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2024.
What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2013.
How does Georgia rank for marine protected areas?
Georgia ranks 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Georgia 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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Indicator
Marine protected areas
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,223 data points, 2013–2025
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