Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Dominica
Dominica: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 40.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Dominica, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Dominica stood at 40.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Dominica peaked at 40.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2000.
That places Dominica 143rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.0% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 40.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 40.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 % 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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Dominica?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Dominica was 40.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Dominica ranks 143rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).