Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Israel
Israel: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 12.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Israel, 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 Israel is 12.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Israel peaked at 12.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2013.
Israel ranks 101st of 213 countries on this measure, 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.6% | — |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | +16.2% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 98 Guinea-Bissau 13.2% compare
- 99 South Africa 12.9% compare
- 100 Switzerland 12.5% compare
- 102 Azerbaijan 12.0% compare
- 103 Kiribati 11.9% compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 11.8% compare
- 104 Kenya 11.8% compare
More climate change data for Israel
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,228 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 601.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 626.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 328.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 325.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0949 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Israel?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Israel was 12.2% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2013.
- How does Israel rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Israel ranks 101st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.