Terrestrial protected areas in Dominica
Dominica: Terrestrial protected areas was 21.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Dominica is 21.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Dominica peaked at 22.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2024.
Dominica ranks 82nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial protected areas in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21.6% | — |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.6% | 22.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More climate change data for Dominica
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.001 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Dominica?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Dominica was 21.4% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Dominica ranks 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.