Terrestrial protected areas in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Terrestrial protected areas was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Cayman 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 Cayman Islands stood at 8.8%.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Cayman Islands peaked at 10.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2013.
Cayman Islands ranks 160th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.7% | — |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -18.5% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Cayman Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population 75,844 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 75,844 (2025)
- Population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.4059 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.04 (2024)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 5 (2024)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Cayman Islands?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Cayman Islands was 8.8% 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2013.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Cayman Islands ranks 160th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman 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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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.