Terrestrial protected areas in Georgia
Georgia: Terrestrial protected areas was 22.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Georgia, 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
Georgia recorded 22.8% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 174.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Georgia peaked at 22.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2013.
That places Georgia 69th 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 protected areas in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.8% | — |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +105.4% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 9.3% | 22.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 66 Cote d'Ivoire 22.9% compare
- 66 Kiribati 22.9% compare
- 66 Netherlands 22.9% compare
- 70 Gabon 22.6% compare
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.6% compare
- 70 Tajikistan 22.6% compare
More climate change data for Georgia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,144 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,140 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 71.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 274.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 258.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9746 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5655 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Georgia?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Georgia was 22.8% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2013.
- How does Georgia rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Georgia ranks 69th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.