Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Lebanon, 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
Lebanon recorded 0.2% for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Lebanon peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Lebanon ranks 132nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2% compare
- 132 Djibouti 0.2% compare
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2% compare
- 132 Samoa 0.2% compare
- 132 Syria 0.2% compare
- 132 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2% compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1718 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.08 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8816 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.17 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 8,883 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Lebanon?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Lebanon was 0.2% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Lebanon ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.