Terrestrial protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Terrestrial protected areas was 16.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda is 16.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 21.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2013.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 110th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.0% | — |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +93.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -17.1% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.7% | 10.0% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 21.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 107 Ethiopia 17.0% compare
- 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.9% compare
- 109 Burkina Faso 16.8% compare
- 110 Curaçao 16.5% compare
- 112 American Samoa 16.4% compare
- 112 Belgium 16.4% compare
- 112 Denmark 16.4% compare
More climate change data for Antigua and Barbuda
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0001 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda was 16.5% 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 protected areas recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2013.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 110th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.