Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 22.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Turks and Caicos Islands, 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 Turks and Caicos Islands is 22.3%, 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 Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 22.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2000.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 142nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 139 Myanmar 24.4% compare
- 140 Anguilla 23.2% compare
- 141 Russian Federation 22.7% compare
- 143 Malaysia 19.7% compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 19.6% compare
- 145 Falkland Islands 18.3% compare
More environment data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 58.48 % change on previous year (1993)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.79 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.832 °C (1993)
- Temperature change -0.665 °C (1993)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity 12,119 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import value 5,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Turks and Caicos Islands was 22.3% 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2000.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 142nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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 (%).