Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Barthelemy
Saint Barthelemy: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 75.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Barthelemy, 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 Saint Barthelemy is 75.8%, measured in 2025. 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 Saint Barthelemy peaked at 75.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2000.
Saint Barthelemy ranks 40th 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 Saint Barthelemy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.7% | — |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +194.0% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Barthelemy
More environment data for Saint Barthelemy
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 170 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)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 6.6 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.76 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 100.0% (2024)
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services 100.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Barthelemy?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Barthelemy was 75.8% 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 Saint Barthelemy?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Saint Barthelemy?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2000.
- How does Saint Barthelemy rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Saint Barthelemy ranks 40th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Saint Barthelemy?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Barthelemy 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 (%).