Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Yemen
Yemen: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Yemen, 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
Yemen recorded 0.4% for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Yemen peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Yemen 123rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 120 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5% compare
- 120 Iceland 0.5% compare
- 120 Vietnam 0.5% compare
- 123 Aruba 0.4% compare
- 123 Comoros 0.4% compare
- 126 Equatorial Guinea 0.3% compare
- 126 India 0.3% compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 0.3% compare
- 126 Morocco 0.3% compare
- 126 Saint Lucia 0.3% compare
- 126 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
More reference data data for Yemen
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.942 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1292 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5034 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2632 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Yemen?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Yemen was 0.4% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Yemen ranks 123rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.