As of April 2024, around 99 percent of the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Monaco was designed as a marine protected area. This was followed by Palau, the UK, and Kazakhstan, where marine protected areas represented some 97, 56 and 49 percent of the countries' EEZ, respectively. On the other hand, the share of both Costa Rica's and Indonesia's EEZ marine protected area stood at roughly 0.3 percent.
Share of marine protected areas in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) area of selected countries as of April 2024
The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of a country extends 200 nautical miles from the coastline, or to the mid-point between coastlines where the EEZ of different countries would otherwise overlap.
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Marine Conservation Institute. (April 26, 2024). Share of marine protected areas in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) area of selected countries as of April 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334647/share-of-marine-protected-areas-in-eez-of-selected-countries/
Marine Conservation Institute. "Share of marine protected areas in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) area of selected countries as of April 2024." Chart. April 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334647/share-of-marine-protected-areas-in-eez-of-selected-countries/
Marine Conservation Institute. (2024). Share of marine protected areas in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) area of selected countries as of April 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334647/share-of-marine-protected-areas-in-eez-of-selected-countries/
Marine Conservation Institute. "Share of Marine Protected Areas in The Exclusive Economic Zone (Eez) Area of selected Countries as of April 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334647/share-of-marine-protected-areas-in-eez-of-selected-countries/
Marine Conservation Institute, Share of marine protected areas in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) area of selected countries as of April 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334647/share-of-marine-protected-areas-in-eez-of-selected-countries/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of marine protected areas in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) area of selected countries as of April 2024 [Graph], Marine Conservation Institute, April 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334647/share-of-marine-protected-areas-in-eez-of-selected-countries/
