Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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
In 2025, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 0.2%. 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 132nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4204 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0108 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.308 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2201 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6904 °C (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.2% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.