Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — United States Virgin Islands

Protected areas in the United States Virgin Islands in 2025 — 0.9%. Ranked 181 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2025 0.9% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 181of 213
Period maximum 1%2014
Period minimum 0.6%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — United States Virgin Islands, 2013–20250.50.60.70.80.9120132015201720192021202320252013: 0.6%2014: 1%2015: 1%2016: 1%2017: 1%2018: 1%2019: 1%2020: 0.6%2021: 1%2022: 1%2023: 1%2024: 0.9%2025: 0.9%
Change over the period: +0.3 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands 0.9%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.9 +0 pp
2024 0.9 −0.1 pp
2023 1 +0 pp
2022 1 +0 pp
2021 1 +0.4 pp
2020 0.6 −0.4 pp
2019 1 +0 pp
2018 1 +0 pp
2017 1 +0 pp
2016 1 +0 pp
2015 1 +0 pp
2014 1 +0.4 pp
2013 0.6

About the indicator

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.