Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Turks and Caicos Islands, 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 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, share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2% compare
- 132 Lebanon 0.2% compare
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2% compare
- 132 Samoa 0.2% compare
- 132 Syria 0.2% compare
More reference data data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 16.61 million constant 2024 US$ (2007)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 16.96 million constant 2024 US$ (2007)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 88.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 82.7% (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Foreign aid received by income group 16.96 million constant 2024 US$ (2007)
- Foreign aid received 16.96 million constant 2024 US$ (2007)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Turks and Caicos Islands 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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 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.