Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 10.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend, 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
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend is 10.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 10.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2013.
That places Early-demographic dividend 31st out of 47 groups 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.5% | — |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 28 New Zealand 30.6% compare
- 29 Netherlands 29.8% compare
- 30 Austria 29.6% compare
- 30 Guinea 29.6% compare
- 32 Brazil 29.4% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 29.0% compare
- 34 Benin 28.8% compare
More climate change data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 3.59 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Urban population 47.7% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1,850 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 15.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 14.4% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 6.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Early-demographic dividend was 10.0% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2013.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.