Which has higher marine protected areas, Antigua and Barbuda or Jamaica?

Antigua and Barbuda, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Jamaica as of 2025.

What is the difference in marine protected areas between Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica?

0.0%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica?

13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Antigua and Barbuda vs Jamaica: Marine protected areas

Antigua and Barbuda

0.7%

in 2025

Jamaica

0.7%

in 2025

Antigua and Barbuda rank

110th

Jamaica rank

110th

Marine protected areas over time

Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 110th and Jamaica ranks 110th of 174 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	Jamaica
2020s	0.4%	0.8%	0.3%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, Antigua and Barbuda or Jamaica?: Antigua and Barbuda, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica?: 0.0%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica rank globally for marine protected areas?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 110th and Jamaica ranks 110th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
Unit: % of territorial waters
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 221 places, 2,834 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.