Terrestrial and marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 0.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in United States 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
United States Virgin Islands recorded 0.9% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
That places United States Virgin Islands 181st out of 213 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.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 6 |
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- 178 Fiji 1.0% compare
- 178 Mauritania 1.0% compare
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- 182 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8% 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 United States Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 99,006 (2025)
- Urban population 95.4% (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 103,792 (2025)
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0019 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.5 (2024)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands was 0.9% 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.