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Reading no. 2026/159

EnvironmentObserved dataAnnual fixture: World Oceans Day

Share of territorial waters designated as marine protected area

100%

Indo-Pacific

New CaledoniaPalauAustraliaNorthern Mariana IslandsNew ZealandJapanKiribatiAmerican Samoa

Share of territorial waters designated as marine protected area, ten territories, highest value first.

  1. New Caledonia100
  2. Palau98
  3. Australia45
  4. Northern Mariana Islands32
  5. New Zealand30
  6. Japan14
  7. Kiribati12
  8. American Samoa9
  9. Bangladesh8
  10. Thailand5

Two territories in the list protect more than 95% of their territorial waters; the tenth protects 5.0%.

Observation
Palau
98.0%
Australia
45.4%
Data year
2024

Method

World Bank indicator ER.MRN.PTMR.ZS, latest year available per territory at the reading date: 2024 for all ten. The ten highest values among 37 territories with data are shown. Headline value: New Caledonia.

Source

Nature

Observed data

Value read at the source and reproduced without processing.

Recurring annual series. This reading is published every year on this date.

Confidence

High

See also

2025/159 · 8 Jun100.0%Share of territorial waters designated as marine protected area2026/271 · 28 Sep17.08t CO2eCO2 emissions per capita in the Pacific2026/112 · 22 Apr59.6%Share of protected land in the Pacific2025/112 · 22 Apr59.7%Share of protected land in the Pacific

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