Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 14.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 14.9% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 14.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2014.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 87th 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.8% | — |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 84 Dominican Republic 15.3% compare
- 85 Pakistan 15.2% compare
- 86 Japan 15.1% compare
- 87 Côte d'Ivoire 14.9% compare
- 87 Paraguay 14.9% compare
- 90 Central African Republic 14.8% compare
- 90 Italy 14.8% compare
More climate change data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.2% (2100)
- Urban population 45.1% (2025)
- Urban population 50.90 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Population, total 112.83 million (2025)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 58.49 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.26 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 14.9% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2014.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 87th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.