Marine protected areas in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Marine protected areas was 0.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 0.2. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 0.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2013.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1 | — |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 0.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7, 2% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 0.2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95, 10% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1333 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
More reference data data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2017)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.243 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Marine protected areas in Turks and Caicos Islands was 0.2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2013.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for marine protected areas?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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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