In 2018, approximately 4,530 square kilometers of marine area in Bangladesh was protected. Comparatively, almost 399 square kilometers of marine area in Sri Lanka was protected in 2018.
Total marine areas protected in South Asia in 2018, by country
(in square kilometers)
Total marine area protected in 1000 square kilometers
Definition: The overall surface of protected marine areas in square kilometer as adopted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). All areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain are covered, together with their overlying water and associated flora, fauna and historical and cultural features, that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part of or the entire enclosed environment. Only protected areas that are nationally designated are included in this indicator.
Aggregation: Sum of individual country values. Missing data are not imputed.
Source: MDG Indicators Database. The data source is the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), the most comprehensive global dataset on marine and terrestrial protected areas available. WDPA is a joint product of UNEP and IUCN, prepared by UNEP-WCMC and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas working with governments, the secretariats of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and collaborating non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Data are reported by countries to WDPA. Quality control criteria are applied to ensure consistency and comparability of WDPA data. New data are validated at UNEP-WCMC through a number of tools and translated into the standard WDPA data structure. Discrepancies between WDPA data and new data are resolved in communication with data providers. Processed data is fully integrated into the published WDPA.
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UNESCAP. (March 9, 2020). Total marine areas protected in South Asia in 2018, by country (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/595872/south-asia-total-marine-areas-protected/
UNESCAP. "Total marine areas protected in South Asia in 2018, by country (in square kilometers)." Chart. March 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/595872/south-asia-total-marine-areas-protected/
UNESCAP. (2020). Total marine areas protected in South Asia in 2018, by country (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/595872/south-asia-total-marine-areas-protected/
UNESCAP. "Total Marine Areas Protected in South Asia in 2018, by Country (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/595872/south-asia-total-marine-areas-protected/
UNESCAP, Total marine areas protected in South Asia in 2018, by country (in square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/595872/south-asia-total-marine-areas-protected/ (last visited July 11, 2020)
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