Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda, 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda is 0.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 182nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 181 United States Virgin Islands 0.9% compare
- 183 Comoros 0.7% compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 0.7% compare
- 183 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7% compare
- 183 Yemen 0.7% compare
More climate change data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 11,200 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 49.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0662 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.8% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 182nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.