Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 1.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 1.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Madagascar peaked at 1.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.
That places Madagascar 98th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4% | — |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +44.4% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Madagascar?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Madagascar was 1.4% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Madagascar ranks 98th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.