Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Lucia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 26.2% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 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 Lucia peaked at 26.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 134th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +58.5% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +98.1% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 26.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 60% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 26.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 65% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 8.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % 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 -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Lucia?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Lucia was 26.2% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Saint Lucia ranks 134th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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 (%).