Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 139 Algeria 0.1% compare
- 139 Cape Verde 0.1% compare
- 139 Cayman Islands 0.1% compare
- 139 Dominica 0.1% compare
- 139 Grenada 0.1% compare
- 139 Liberia 0.1% compare
- 139 Maldives 0.1% compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 0.1% compare
- 139 Tonga 0.1% compare
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1159 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0178 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.504 °C (2026)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6022 °C (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.257 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 193.24 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Papua New Guinea was 0.1% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.