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.

Áreas protegidas marinhas (% de águas territoriais) (%)

201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Gabão0,91,01,01,028,828,828,828,828,828,828,826,9
Equador13,013,013,113,113,113,313,313,313,319,119,119,3
Emirados Árabes12,412,412,44,34,311,311,311,511,511,511,512,0
Venezuela (República Bolivariana da)3,53,53,53,53,53,53,54,34,34,44,34,4
Arábia Saudita1,61,61,61,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,53,5
Congo3,23,23,23,23,23,23,23,03,03,03,03,5
Kuweit0,10,10,11,51,51,51,41,41,41,43,23,2
Catar0,20,20,20,21,71,71,72,32,32,32,32,3
Irã1,01,01,00,80,80,80,80,80,80,80,80,9
Líbia0,00,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,6
Iraque0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,3
Guiné-Equatorial0,20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20,3
Algéria0,10,30,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,1
Angola0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0
Nigéria0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0