Marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Marine protected areas was 0.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 0.8 for marine protected areas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2013.
That places United States Virgin Islands 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4 | — |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | +80.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7, 9% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95, 41% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +100.0% | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7857 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.6263 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8801 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2809 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3356 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands?
- Marine protected areas in United States Virgin Islands was 0.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2013.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for marine protected areas?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin 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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