Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Dominica
Dominica: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Dominica, 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 Dominica stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Dominica peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
Dominica ranks 187th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 187 Aruba 0.6% compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5% compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5% compare
More climate change data for Dominica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 472,800 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Dominica?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Dominica was 0.6% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does Dominica rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Dominica ranks 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.