Terrestrial and marine protected areas in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in British Virgin Islands, 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
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.0% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places British Virgin Islands 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for British Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 57.4% (2025)
- Urban population 22,804 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 39,732 (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.1083 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.48 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 4.87 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.87 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in British Virgin Islands?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in British Virgin Islands was 0.0% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands 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.