Marine protected areas in Netherlands
Netherlands: Marine protected areas was 33.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33.5
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 174 countries
All-time high
33.6
in 2024
All-time low
21.5
in 2016
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Netherlands, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 33.5 for marine protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Netherlands peaked at 33.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 2016.
Netherlands ranks 14th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21.6 | — |
| 2014 | 21.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.5 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 26.7 | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 26.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.9 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.6 | +24.9% |
| 2025 | 33.5 | -0.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 33.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7, 3.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 33.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11, 3.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8 | 21.5 | 26.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.12 | 26.9 | 33.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 11 Chile 41.2 compare
- 12 Colombia 41.1 compare
- 13 Belgium 38.3 compare
- 15 Seychelles 32.6 compare
- 16 Northern Mariana Islands 32.4 compare
- 17 New Zealand 30.4 compare
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Netherlands?
- Marine protected areas in Netherlands was 33.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for marine protected areas?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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