Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 0.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 0.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7% | — |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 181 United States Virgin Islands 0.9% compare
- 182 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8% compare
- 183 Comoros 0.7% compare
- 183 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7% compare
- 183 Yemen 0.7% compare
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea was 0.7% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.