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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
1 European UnionEuropean Union 976 2008
2 United StatesUnited States 787 2008
3 CanadaCanada 563 2008
4 SwedenSweden 477 2008
5 AustraliaAustralia 384 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 253.86 2008
6 PhilippinesPhilippines 212 2008
7 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 149 2008
8 MalaysiaMalaysia 147 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 142.83 2008
9 IndonesiaIndonesia 139 2008
10 JapanJapan 135 2008
11 IndiaIndia 117 2008
12 BermudaBermuda 101 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 98.5 2008
13 New ZealandNew Zealand 87 2008
14 FranceFrance 64 2008
=15 ItalyItaly 58 2008
=15 BrazilBrazil 58 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 56.87 2008
17 DenmarkDenmark 52 2008
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 51.88 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 51.85 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 47.71 2008
18 SpainSpain 47 2008
19 CubaCuba 42 2008
20 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 41 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 40.37 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 38.32 2008
21 MexicoMexico 38 2008
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 36.4 2008
=22 ArgentinaArgentina 36 2008
=22 ChinaChina 36 2008
=22 VietnamVietnam 36 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 35.54 2008
25 Costa RicaCosta Rica 35 2008
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 33.45 2008
26 The BahamasThe Bahamas 32 2008
27 South AfricaSouth Africa 30 2008
28 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 29 2008
=29 PortugalPortugal 27 2008
=29 RussiaRussia 27 2008
31 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 26 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 25.8 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 25.3 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 24.5 2008
32 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 24 2008
33 HondurasHonduras 22 2008
=34 VanuatuVanuatu 21 2008
=34 PanamaPanama 21 2008
=34 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 21 2008
=34 GermanyGermany 21 2008
=34 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 21 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 20.16 2008
=39 ThailandThailand 19 2008
=39 BelizeBelize 19 2008
=39 FijiFiji 19 2008
=39 VenezuelaVenezuela 19 2008
=39 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 19 2008
=39 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 19 2008
=39 CroatiaCroatia 19 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 18.95 2008
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 18.68 2008
46 MauritiusMauritius 18 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 17.36 2008
=47 TanzaniaTanzania 17 2008
=47 NorwayNorway 17 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 15.61 2008
=49 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 15 2008
=49 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 15 2008
=49 FinlandFinland 15 2008
=49 PalauPalau 15 2008
=49 ColombiaColombia 15 2008
=49 UkraineUkraine 15 2008
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 14.3 2008
=55 KiribatiKiribati 14 2008
=55 Sri LankaSri Lanka 14 2008
=57 TurkeyTurkey 13 2008
=57 IsraelIsrael 13 2008
=57 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 13 2008
=60 IrelandIreland 12 2008
=60 GreeceGreece 12 2008
=60 JamaicaJamaica 12 2008
=60 GuamGuam 12 2008
=60 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 12 2008
=65 MoroccoMorocco 11 2008
=65 SenegalSenegal 11 2008
=65 KenyaKenya 11 2008
=65 TongaTonga 11 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 11 2008
=69 RomaniaRomania 10 2008
=69 SeychellesSeychelles 10 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 9.28 2008
=71 ChileChile 9 2008
=71 IcelandIceland 9 2008
=73 MadagascarMadagascar 8 2008
=73 SamoaSamoa 8 2008
=73 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 8 2008
=76 BangladeshBangladesh 7 2008
=76 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 7 2008
=76 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 7 2008
=76 SurinameSuriname 7 2008
=76 GuatemalaGuatemala 7 2008
=76 AlbaniaAlbania 7 2008
=76 BruneiBrunei 7 2008
=83 NetherlandsNetherlands 6 2008
=83 The GambiaThe Gambia 6 2008
=83 AlgeriaAlgeria 6 2008
=83 BurmaBurma 6 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 5.12 2008
=87 PakistanPakistan 5 2008
=87 GabonGabon 5 2008
=87 CyprusCyprus 5 2008
=87 NicaraguaNicaragua 5 2008
=87 MaltaMalta 5 2008
=87 KuwaitKuwait 5 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 4.6 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 4.13 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 4.04 2008
=93 LibyaLibya 4 2008
=93 SyriaSyria 4 2008
=93 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 4 2008
=93 AngolaAngola 4 2008
=93 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 4 2008
=93 UruguayUruguay 4 2008
=93 TunisiaTunisia 4 2008
=93 NamibiaNamibia 4 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 3.4 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.3 2008
=101 MonacoMonaco 3 2008
=101 BarbadosBarbados 3 2008
=101 EcuadorEcuador 3 2008
=101 EstoniaEstonia 3 2008
=101 MauritaniaMauritania 3 2008
=101 LithuaniaLithuania 3 2008
=101 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 3 2008
=101 SloveniaSlovenia 3 2008
=101 OmanOman 3 2008
=101 United Arab EmiratesUAE 3 2008
=101 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 3 2008
=101 MozambiqueMozambique 3 2008
=101 PolandPoland 3 2008
=101 SingaporeSingapore 3 2008
=115 CameroonCameroon 2 2008
=115 DominicaDominica 2 2008
=115 BahrainBahrain 2 2008
=115 GeorgiaGeorgia 2 2008
=115 QatarQatar 2 2008
=115 CambodiaCambodia 2 2008
=115 GreenlandGreenland 2 2008
=115 SomaliaSomalia 2 2008
=115 PeruPeru 2 2008
=115 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 2 2008
=115 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 2 2008
=115 BelgiumBelgium 2 2008
=115 MayotteMayotte 2 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 1.14 2008
=128 LiberiaLiberia 1 2008
=128 GibraltarGibraltar 1 2008
=128 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1 2008
=128 TuvaluTuvalu 1 2008
=128 LebanonLebanon 1 2008
=128 SudanSudan 1 2008
=128 JordanJordan 1 2008
=128 ArubaAruba 1 2008
=128 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1 2008
=128 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1 2008
=128 TogoTogo 1 2008
=128 BulgariaBulgaria 1 2008
=128 LatviaLatvia 1 2008
=128 GrenadaGrenada 1 2008
=128 DjiboutiDjibouti 1 2008
=128 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1 2008
=128 ComorosComoros 1 2008
=145 East TimorEast Timor 0.0 2008
=145 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.0 2008
=145 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 0.0 2008
=145 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0 2008
=145 SwazilandSwaziland 0.0 2008
=145 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.0 2008
=145 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 2008
=145 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.0 2008
=145 TajikistanTajikistan 0.0 2008
=145 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2008
=145 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.0 2008
=145 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2008
=145 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 2008
=145 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2008
=145 GuineaGuinea 0.0 2008
=145 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2008
=145 NigeriaNigeria 0.0 2008
=145 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2008
=145 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.0 2008
=145 MoldovaMoldova 0.0 2008
=145 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.0 2008
=145 NepalNepal 0.0 2008
=145 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2008
=145 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0 2008
=145 HungaryHungary 0.0 2008
=145 ParaguayParaguay 0.0 2008
=145 BotswanaBotswana 0.0 2008
=145 BoliviaBolivia 0.0 2008
=145 GhanaGhana 0.0 2008
=145 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.0 2008
=145 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2008
=145 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.0 2008
=145 EritreaEritrea 0.0 2008
=145 MongoliaMongolia 0.0 2008
=145 LaosLaos 0.0 2008
=145 BeninBenin 0.0 2008
=145 ArmeniaArmenia 0.0 2008
=145 MaliMali 0.0 2008
=145 ChadChad 0.0 2008
=145 AustriaAustria 0.0 2008
=145 UgandaUganda 0.0 2008
=145 NigerNiger 0.0 2008
=145 BelarusBelarus 0.0 2008
=145 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2008
=145 IraqIraq 0.0 2008
=145 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.0 2008
=145 BurundiBurundi 0.0 2008
=145 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2008
=145 ZambiaZambia 0.0 2008
=145 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.0 2008
=145 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.0 2008
=145 GuyanaGuyana 0.0 2008
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 0.0 2008

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Interesting observations about Environment > Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number

  • United States ranked first for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Australia ranked first for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Malaysia ranked first for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Sweden ranked first for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number amongst Europe in 2008.
  • European Union ranked first for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number globally in 2008.
  • Philippines ranked first for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
  • South Africa ranked first for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
  • Canada ranked second for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
  • United Kingdom ranked second for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number amongst European Union in 2008.
  • France ranked first for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number amongst Eurozone in 2008.
  • Brazil ranked second for biodiversity and protected areas > marine protected areas > number amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2008.
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