Environment > Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | European Union | 976 | 2008 | |
2 | United States | 787 | 2008 | |
3 | Canada | 563 | 2008 | |
4 | Sweden | 477 | 2008 | |
5 | Australia | 384 | 2008 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 253.86 | 2008 | ||
6 | Philippines | 212 | 2008 | |
7 | United Kingdom | 149 | 2008 | |
8 | Malaysia | 147 | 2008 | |
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 142.83 | 2008 | ||
9 | Indonesia | 139 | 2008 | |
10 | Japan | 135 | 2008 | |
11 | India | 117 | 2008 | |
12 | Bermuda | 101 | 2008 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 98.5 | 2008 | ||
13 | New Zealand | 87 | 2008 | |
14 | France | 64 | 2008 | |
=15 | Italy | 58 | 2008 | |
=15 | Brazil | 58 | 2008 | |
Cold countries average (profile) | 56.87 | 2008 | ||
17 | Denmark | 52 | 2008 | |
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 51.88 | 2008 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 51.85 | 2008 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 47.71 | 2008 | ||
18 | Spain | 47 | 2008 | |
19 | Cuba | 42 | 2008 | |
20 | Cayman Islands | 41 | 2008 | |
NATO countries average (profile) | 40.37 | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 38.32 | 2008 | ||
21 | Mexico | 38 | 2008 | |
Christian countries average (profile) | 36.4 | 2008 | ||
=22 | Argentina | 36 | 2008 | |
=22 | China | 36 | 2008 | |
=22 | Vietnam | 36 | 2008 | |
European Union average (profile) | 35.54 | 2008 | ||
25 | Costa Rica | 35 | 2008 | |
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 33.45 | 2008 | ||
26 | The Bahamas | 32 | 2008 | |
27 | South Africa | 30 | 2008 | |
28 | Saint Lucia | 29 | 2008 | |
=29 | Portugal | 27 | 2008 | |
=29 | Russia | 27 | 2008 | |
31 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 26 | 2008 | |
South Asia average (profile) | 25.8 | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 25.3 | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 24.5 | 2008 | ||
32 | Papua New Guinea | 24 | 2008 | |
33 | Honduras | 22 | 2008 | |
=34 | Vanuatu | 21 | 2008 | |
=34 | Panama | 21 | 2008 | |
=34 | Solomon Islands | 21 | 2008 | |
=34 | Germany | 21 | 2008 | |
=34 | New Caledonia | 21 | 2008 | |
Catholic countries average (profile) | 20.16 | 2008 | ||
=39 | Thailand | 19 | 2008 | |
=39 | Belize | 19 | 2008 | |
=39 | Fiji | 19 | 2008 | |
=39 | Venezuela | 19 | 2008 | |
=39 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19 | 2008 | |
=39 | Puerto Rico | 19 | 2008 | |
=39 | Croatia | 19 | 2008 | |
Religious countries average (profile) | 18.95 | 2008 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 18.68 | 2008 | ||
46 | Mauritius | 18 | 2008 | |
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 17.36 | 2008 | ||
=47 | Tanzania | 17 | 2008 | |
=47 | Norway | 17 | 2008 | |
Eurozone average (profile) | 15.61 | 2008 | ||
=49 | Virgin Islands | 15 | 2008 | |
=49 | Dominican Republic | 15 | 2008 | |
=49 | Finland | 15 | 2008 | |
=49 | Palau | 15 | 2008 | |
=49 | Colombia | 15 | 2008 | |
=49 | Ukraine | 15 | 2008 | |
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 14.3 | 2008 | ||
=55 | Kiribati | 14 | 2008 | |
=55 | Sri Lanka | 14 | 2008 | |
=57 | Turkey | 13 | 2008 | |
=57 | Israel | 13 | 2008 | |
=57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 2008 | |
=60 | Ireland | 12 | 2008 | |
=60 | Greece | 12 | 2008 | |
=60 | Jamaica | 12 | 2008 | |
=60 | Guam | 12 | 2008 | |
=60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 2008 | |
=65 | Morocco | 11 | 2008 | |
=65 | Senegal | 11 | 2008 | |
=65 | Kenya | 11 | 2008 | |
=65 | Tonga | 11 | 2008 | |
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 11 | 2008 | ||
=69 | Romania | 10 | 2008 | |
=69 | Seychelles | 10 | 2008 | |
Muslim countries average (profile) | 9.28 | 2008 | ||
=71 | Chile | 9 | 2008 | |
=71 | Iceland | 9 | 2008 | |
=73 | Madagascar | 8 | 2008 | |
=73 | Samoa | 8 | 2008 | |
=73 | French Polynesia | 8 | 2008 | |
=76 | Bangladesh | 7 | 2008 | |
=76 | American Samoa | 7 | 2008 | |
=76 | Netherlands Antilles | 7 | 2008 | |
=76 | Suriname | 7 | 2008 | |
=76 | Guatemala | 7 | 2008 | |
=76 | Albania | 7 | 2008 | |
=76 | Brunei | 7 | 2008 | |
=83 | Netherlands | 6 | 2008 | |
=83 | The Gambia | 6 | 2008 | |
=83 | Algeria | 6 | 2008 | |
=83 | Burma | 6 | 2008 | |
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 5.12 | 2008 | ||
=87 | Pakistan | 5 | 2008 | |
=87 | Gabon | 5 | 2008 | |
=87 | Cyprus | 5 | 2008 | |
=87 | Nicaragua | 5 | 2008 | |
=87 | Malta | 5 | 2008 | |
=87 | Kuwait | 5 | 2008 | |
OPEC countries average (profile) | 4.6 | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 4.13 | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 4.04 | 2008 | ||
=93 | Libya | 4 | 2008 | |
=93 | Syria | 4 | 2008 | |
=93 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 2008 | |
=93 | Angola | 4 | 2008 | |
=93 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2008 | |
=93 | Uruguay | 4 | 2008 | |
=93 | Tunisia | 4 | 2008 | |
=93 | Namibia | 4 | 2008 | |
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 3.4 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3.3 | 2008 | ||
=101 | Monaco | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Barbados | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Ecuador | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Estonia | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Mauritania | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Lithuania | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Slovenia | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Oman | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Mozambique | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Poland | 3 | 2008 | |
=101 | Singapore | 3 | 2008 | |
=115 | Cameroon | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Dominica | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Bahrain | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Georgia | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Qatar | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Cambodia | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Greenland | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Somalia | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Peru | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Belgium | 2 | 2008 | |
=115 | Mayotte | 2 | 2008 | |
failed states average (profile) | 1.14 | 2008 | ||
=128 | Liberia | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Gibraltar | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | El Salvador | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Lebanon | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Sudan | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Jordan | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Aruba | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Togo | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Latvia | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Grenada | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Djibouti | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 | 2008 | |
=128 | Comoros | 1 | 2008 | |
=145 | East Timor | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Tajikistan | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Afghanistan | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Slovakia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Guinea | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Nigeria | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Rwanda | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Sierra Leone | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Moldova | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Uzbekistan | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Nepal | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Hungary | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Paraguay | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Bolivia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Ghana | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Azerbaijan | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Czech Republic | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Eritrea | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Laos | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Benin | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Armenia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Mali | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Chad | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Austria | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Niger | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Belarus | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Haiti | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Iraq | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Switzerland | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=145 | Guyana | 0.0 | 2008 | |
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 0.0 | 2008 |