Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Samoa
Samoa: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Samoa, 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 Samoa stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Samoa peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Samoa 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2% compare
- 132 Djibouti 0.2% compare
- 132 Lebanon 0.2% compare
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2% compare
- 132 Syria 0.2% compare
- 132 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2% compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1251 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2414 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2407 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4124 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Samoa?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Samoa was 0.2% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Samoa ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.