Protected areas in Sint Maarten in 2025 — 4.7%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 213. Since 2016, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.
2016–2025 · % of territory
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sint Maarten
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.7 | −0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 4.8 | −3.4 pp |
| 2023 | 8.2 | +0 pp |
| 2022 | 8.2 | +0 pp |
| 2021 | 8.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 8.1 | +0 pp |
| 2019 | 8.1 | +0 pp |
| 2018 | 8.1 | +0 pp |
| 2017 | 8.1 | +3.1 pp |
| 2016 | 5 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Saint Martin
92.3
Dominican Republic
15.3
Bahamas
8.3
Cuba
6.9
Saint Kitts and Nevis
4.8
Sint Maarten
4.7
Haiti
3
Puerto Rico
2.3
Trinidad and Tobago
2
Jamaica
1.6
Saint Lucia
1
United States Virgin Islands
0.9
Antigua and Barbuda
0.8
Aruba
0.6
Dominica
0.6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.5
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.5
Curaçao
0.3
Grenada
0.2
Barbados
0.1
Cayman Islands
0.1
British Virgin Islands
0
The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Environment Forest coverWhat share of a country's territory is covered by forest.
Environment Forest areaThe absolute area of forest in square kilometers.
Environment Land areaThe area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.