Marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Marine protected areas was 5.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
8.7
in 2017
All-time low
5.1
in 2024
Years of data
10
2016–2025
Marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2016–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is 5.1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 8.7 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2024.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 62nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5.3 | — |
| 2017 | 8.7 | +64.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.1 | -41.4% |
| 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 8.7, 59% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 5.1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.85 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More reference data data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Consumer price index 116.64 (2017)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Capture and aquaculture production 0 (2024)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre (2024)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0058 metric tons per person (2024)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Survival to age 65 of cohort 89.36 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Marine protected areas in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 5.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 2017.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2024.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for marine protected areas?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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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