Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ghana
Ghana: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ghana peaked at 0.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2025.
That places Ghana 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ghana, 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 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 150 Angola 0.0%
- 150 Barbados 0.0%
- 150 Bermuda 0.0%
- 150 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
- 150 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 150 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 150 Curacao 0.0%
- 150 Eritrea 0.0%
- 150 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 150 Guam 0.0% compare
- 150 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 150 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 150 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 150 Mauritius 0.0%
- 150 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 150 Nauru 0.0%
- 150 Nigeria 0.0%
- 150 North Korea 0.0%
- 150 Palestine 0.0%
- 150 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 150 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 150 Somalia 0.0%
- 150 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 150 Vanuatu 0.0%
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ghana?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Ghana was 0.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Ghana ranks 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.