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.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.0% | — |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 3.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 5.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 3.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 74 Mauritania 3.7% compare
- 76 Saudi Arabia 3.5% compare
- 77 Albania 3.4% compare
- 78 Kuwait 3.2% compare
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
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.