Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Marshall Islands, 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
Marshall Islands recorded 0.3% for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.4% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 32% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 37% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Marshall Islands?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Marshall Islands ranks 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.