Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nepal
Nepal: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 23.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 23.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nepal peaked at 23.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2013.
That places Nepal 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.2% | — |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.6% | 17.2% | 23.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Nepal
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,890 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,588 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 699.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,263 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,590 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 163.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nepal?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Nepal was 23.6% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2013.
- How does Nepal rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Nepal ranks 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.