Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lebanon
Lebanon: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 4.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lebanon, 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
Lebanon recorded 4.7% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.1% on the previous year and up 422.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lebanon peaked at 4.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
Lebanon ranks 148th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +350.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +262.5% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +62.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.8% compare
- 148 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 4.7% compare
- 148 Timor-Leste 4.7% compare
- 151 Isle of Man 4.6% compare
More climate change data for Lebanon
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 540.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 302.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 238.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 137.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 135.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lebanon?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lebanon was 4.7% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Lebanon rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Lebanon ranks 148th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 422.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.