Marine protected areas in Jamaica
Jamaica: Marine protected areas was 0.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2013
All-time low
0.7
in 2024
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Jamaica, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Jamaica is 0.7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Jamaica peaked at 0.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 110th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8 | — |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.95, 74% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95, 36% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7667 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7 compare
- 110 East Timor 0.7 compare
- 110 Gambia 0.7 compare
- 110 Kenya 0.7 compare
- 110 Togo 0.7 compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Jamaica?
- Marine protected areas in Jamaica was 0.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for marine protected areas?
- Jamaica ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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