Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Antigua and Barbuda, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
In 2025, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 110th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2474 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.5796 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1751 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3638 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -73.73 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 891.63 millimeters (2025)
- Consumer price index 144.19 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.7% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are regions of intertidal or sub-tidal land and associated water, flora and fauna, and cultural and historical features that have been legally or effectively reserved for protection.