Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 6.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Caribbean Small States, 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
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Caribbean Small States stood at 6.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Caribbean Small States peaked at 6.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2013.
That places Caribbean Small States 42nd out of 47 groups 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.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.2% | — |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +70.8% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More climate change data for Caribbean Small States
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 4.56 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 2.28 million (2025)
- Urban population 50.1% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 2.67 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.7% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 13.6% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 4.1% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.27 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Caribbean Small States?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Caribbean Small States was 6.2% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2013.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.