Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 83.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Dominican Republic is 83.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Dominican Republic peaked at 83.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +541.9% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 83.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 83.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 10.9% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 81.1% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 81.1% | 83.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % 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 0.0836 % 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 Dominican Republic?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Dominican Republic was 83.0% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 (%).