Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 3.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Nicaragua, 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
In 2025, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Nicaragua stood at 3.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Nicaragua peaked at 3.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2015.
That places Nicaragua 75th 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 | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Nicaragua?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Nicaragua was 3.6% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Nicaragua ranks 75th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.