Global marine protected area 1990-2024
In 2024, around 30.6 million square kilometers of marine and coastal areas worldwide were protected. Since 2000, global marine and coastal areas under protection increased by more than six-fold.
Marine protected areas worldwide from 1990 to 2024 (in million square kilometers)
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UNEP, & IUCN. (December 13, 2024). Marine protected areas worldwide from 1990 to 2024 (in million square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356440/protected-marine-area-worldwide/
UNEP, und IUCN. "Marine protected areas worldwide from 1990 to 2024 (in million square kilometers)." Chart. December 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356440/protected-marine-area-worldwide/
UNEP, IUCN. (2024). Marine protected areas worldwide from 1990 to 2024 (in million square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356440/protected-marine-area-worldwide/
UNEP, and IUCN. "Marine Protected Areas Worldwide from 1990 to 2024 (in Million Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356440/protected-marine-area-worldwide/
UNEP & IUCN, Marine protected areas worldwide from 1990 to 2024 (in million square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356440/protected-marine-area-worldwide/ (last visited June 09, 2025)
Marine protected areas worldwide from 1990 to 2024 (in million square kilometers) [Graph], UNEP, & IUCN, December 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356440/protected-marine-area-worldwide/