Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 73.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba recorded 73.5% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba peaked at 73.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2000.
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba ranks 43rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.7% | — |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +68.3% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 43.7% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 43.7% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 73.5% | 73.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
More environment data for Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 4,210 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 9.9 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 5.14 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Share of the population using improved water sources 100.0% (2024)
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 100.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba was 73.5% 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 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2000.
- How does Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba ranks 43rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 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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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).