Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in India
India: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in India, 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
In 2025, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in India stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in India peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places India 126th 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 43% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in India?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in India was 0.3% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does India rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- India ranks 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.