Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cayman Islands, 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
The most recent figure for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cayman Islands is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Cayman Islands ranks 139th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 139 Algeria 0.1% compare
- 139 Cape Verde 0.1% compare
- 139 Dominica 0.1% compare
- 139 Grenada 0.1% compare
- 139 Liberia 0.1% compare
- 139 Maldives 0.1% compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 0.1% compare
- 139 Tonga 0.1% compare
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.359 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4176 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8137 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 569.37 millimeters (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9854 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9461 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -379.98 millimeters (2025)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Foreign aid received by income group -2.75 million constant 2024 US$ (1996)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 340,471 constant 2024 US$ (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cayman Islands?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Cayman Islands was 0.1% 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Cayman Islands ranks 139th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.