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.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 26.9 |
| Ecuador | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 |
| Venezuela, RB | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Congo, Rep. | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Kuwait | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Qatar | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Libya | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Iraq | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Algeria | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Angola | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nigeria | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |