Marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Marine protected areas was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2016–2025
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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is 5.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 8.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2024.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5.3% | — |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +64.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -41.4% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.3% | 8.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 5.1% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More climate change data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 43,923 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 43,923 (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 16.55 tonnes per person (2024)
- Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita 16.55 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 5.1% 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for marine protected areas?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.