Marine protected areas in Saint Martin (French Part)
Saint Martin (French Part): Marine protected areas was 97.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Saint Martin (French Part), 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 Saint Martin (French Part) is 97.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3,364.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Saint Martin (French Part) peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.
That places Saint Martin (French Part) 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Saint Martin (French Part), year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.6% | — |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +3350.0% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.4% | 2.8% | 96.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.4% | 97.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Martin (French Part)
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 2 Palau 98.0% compare
- 4 New Caledonia 96.5% compare
- 5 French Polynesia 87.4% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 52.5% compare
More climate change data for Saint Martin (French Part)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 24,941 (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population growth -4.7% (2025)
- Population growth -4.7% (2025)
- Population, total 24,941 (2025)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 0.04 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area 1.24 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 0 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 0 kt (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Saint Martin (French Part)?
- Marine protected areas in Saint Martin (French Part) was 97.0% 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 Saint Martin (French Part)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Saint Martin (French Part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- How does Saint Martin (French Part) rank for marine protected areas?
- Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Saint Martin (French Part)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,364.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Martin (French 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.