Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Belarus
Belarus: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 9.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Belarus, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 9.2% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Belarus peaked at 13.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2013.
That places Belarus 120th out of 213 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.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.3% | — |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -31.9% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.2% | 13.8% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Belarus
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 348.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.513 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Belarus?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Belarus was 9.2% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2013.
- How does Belarus rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Belarus ranks 120th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.