Marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Marine protected areas was 0.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2013
All-time low
0.1
in 2019
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas 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, marine protected areas 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.
Marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2 | — |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7, 14% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8, 12% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1857 | 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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea?
- Marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea was 0.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for marine protected areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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