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.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.2% | — |
| 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 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
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.