Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bahamas
Bahamas: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 30.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bahamas, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bahamas stood at 30.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bahamas peaked at 30.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2000.
That places Bahamas 129th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +206.0% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 30.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 62% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 30.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 8.2% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bahamas?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bahamas was 30.2% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Bahamas ranks 129th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).