Terrestrial protected areas in Armenia
Armenia: Terrestrial protected areas was 38.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Armenia, 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 land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Armenia is 38.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Armenia peaked at 38.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2014.
Armenia ranks 20th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23.3% | — |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | +57.5% |
| 2025 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.3% | 23.1% | 24.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 24.3% | 38.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More climate change data for Armenia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 592.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 37.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 355.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 352.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1168 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Armenia?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Armenia was 38.9% 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 protected areas recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2014.
- How does Armenia rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Armenia ranks 20th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.