Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Georgia
Georgia: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 17.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Georgia, 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
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Georgia stood at 17.4%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 171.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Georgia peaked at 17.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2013.
That places Georgia 71st 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.1% | — |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +104.7% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 7.2% | 17.4% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Georgia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,144 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,140 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 71.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 274.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 258.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9746 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5655 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Georgia?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Georgia was 17.4% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2013.
- How does Georgia rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Georgia ranks 71st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.