Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Morocco
Morocco: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Morocco, 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 Morocco is 0.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Morocco peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Morocco 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More reference data data for Morocco
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.2 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2498 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9465 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.11 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 130.51 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Morocco?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Morocco 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Morocco rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Morocco ranks 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.