Marine protected areas in Haiti
Haiti: Marine protected areas was 1.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Haiti, 2013–2025
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. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Haiti is 1.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Haiti peaked at 1.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Haiti ranks 90th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.5% | — |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 87 Russian Federation 2.2% compare
- 88 Mozambique 2.1% compare
- 88 Puerto Rico 2.1% compare
- 91 Namibia 1.7% compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 1.7% compare
- 91 Türkiye 1.7% compare
More climate change data for Haiti
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,687 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 158.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 428.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 119.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4516 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 11.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Haiti?
- Marine protected areas in Haiti was 1.8% in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Haiti rank for marine protected areas?
- Haiti ranks 90th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.