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.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 16.0% | — |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 17.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5%, 34.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 17.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 24.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
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.