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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 28.4 |
| Panama | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 11.6 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.3 |
| Belize | 6.9 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 20.4 |
| Dominican Republic | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 13.3 |
| Honduras | 0.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Nicaragua | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Guatemala | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| El Salvador | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |