Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Pakistan
Pakistan: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 15.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Pakistan, 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
Pakistan recorded 15.2% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Pakistan peaked at 15.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2013.
That places Pakistan 85th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.8% | — |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +56.1% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.8% | 15.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Pakistan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,790 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 136,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,885 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,684 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,876 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 142.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 388.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Pakistan?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Pakistan was 15.2% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2013.
- How does Pakistan rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Pakistan ranks 85th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.