Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 1.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Tunisia, 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
The most recent figure for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Tunisia is 1.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Tunisia peaked at 1.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
Tunisia ranks 100th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Tunisia?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Tunisia was 1.1% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Tunisia ranks 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.