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.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | 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 2.0%, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.5% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Land area in hectares 3,400 hectares (2023)
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita 0.0008 sq. km per person (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.