Share of land area that is protected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of land area that is protected was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is 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 total land area.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 22.6% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 22.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2013.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 70th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.8% | 10.9% | 22.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.6% | 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 land area that is protected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Share of land area that is protected in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 22.6% 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 land area that is protected recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2013.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.