Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2016–2025
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 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, share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 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 2010 = 100 (2017)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.4% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.8% (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.5% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 28.9 years (2023)
- Land area in hectares 3,400 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in square kilometres 34 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 5.1% 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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 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.