Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 10.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in British Virgin Islands stood at 10.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in British Virgin Islands peaked at 10.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2013.
That places British Virgin Islands 152nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.0% | — |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +76.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 10.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 49% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 10.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.0% | 9.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 150 Cameroon 11.0% compare
- 151 Angola 10.8% compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 10.1% compare
- 154 Palestine 10.0% compare
- 155 South Africa 9.6% compare
More climate change data for British Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 22,804 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 39,732 (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5739 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6612 % change on previous year (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.1083 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in British Virgin Islands?
- Terrestrial protected areas in British Virgin Islands was 10.5% 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 British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2013.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 152nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.