This statistic shows the percentage of key biodiversity marine areas that are protected in the world from 2000 to 2019, by region. In 2000 only percent of the key biodiversity areas within the jurisdiction of countries in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia were under protection. In 2019 this figure had increased to **** percent.
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United Nations. (July 7, 2020). Percentage of key biodiversity marine areas under protection worldwide from 2000 to 2019, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/731809/protected-marine-area-by-region/
United Nations. "Percentage of key biodiversity marine areas under protection worldwide from 2000 to 2019, by region ." Chart. July 7, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/731809/protected-marine-area-by-region/
United Nations. (2020). Percentage of key biodiversity marine areas under protection worldwide from 2000 to 2019, by region . ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/731809/protected-marine-area-by-region/
United Nations. "Percentage of Key Biodiversity Marine Areas under Protection Worldwide from 2000 to 2019, by Region ." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 7 Jul 2020, /statistics/731809/protected-marine-area-by-region/
United Nations, Percentage of key biodiversity marine areas under protection worldwide from 2000 to 2019, by region ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/731809/protected-marine-area-by-region/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Percentage of key biodiversity marine areas under protection worldwide from 2000 to 2019, by region [Graph], United Nations, July 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/731809/protected-marine-area-by-region/