Terrestrial and marine protected areas in IDA blend
IDA blend: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 8.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend stood at 8.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in IDA blend peaked at 8.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2015.
IDA blend ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.2% | — |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More climate change data for IDA blend
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 689.78 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 339.49 million (2025)
- Urban population 49.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 249.61 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 13.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.6% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.19 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in IDA blend?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in IDA blend was 8.3% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2015.
- How does IDA blend rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- IDA blend ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.