Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Martin (French part)
Saint Martin (French part): Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 89.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Martin (French part), 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 Martin (French part) is 89.6%, measured 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 Saint Martin (French part) peaked at 89.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2000.
Saint Martin (French part) ranks 22nd 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 Martin (French part), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.8% | — |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 43.8% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 89.0% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Martin (French part)?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Martin (French part) was 89.6% 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 Martin (French part)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Saint Martin (French part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2000.
- How does Saint Martin (French part) rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Saint Martin (French part) ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Saint Martin (French part)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Martin (French part) 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 (%).