Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sudan
Sudan: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 17.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sudan, 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
Sudan recorded 17.0% for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sudan peaked at 17.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Sudan 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.57 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.09 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9627 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 38,797 2010 = 100 (2022)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sudan?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sudan was 17.0% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Sudan ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Sudan 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.