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.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5%, 80% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 40% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
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.