Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 9.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 9.5% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 533.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 9.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2014.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 119th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.6% | — |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +157.1% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +131.7% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 9.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 9.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.0%, 53% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +157.1% | 1.4% | 3.6% |
| 2024 | +131.7% | 4.1% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 3.6% | 9.5% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 578.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,974 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 70.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 317.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 299.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.13 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 9.5% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 119th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 533.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.