Marine protected areas in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Marine protected areas was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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More climate change data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.038 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0056 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0002 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Marine protected areas in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.2% 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for marine protected areas?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.