Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 5.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 5.1% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2000.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 219th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 5.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 10% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 5.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 15% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 216 British Virgin Islands 7.4% compare
- 217 Papua New Guinea 7.3% compare
- 218 Iraq 5.6% compare
- 220 Solomon Islands 4.8% compare
- 221 Vanuatu 4.3% compare
- 222 Turkey 2.6% compare
More environment data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 63.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1,428 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.4617 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 0.4617 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 5.1% 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 219th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).