Terrestrial protected areas in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Terrestrial protected areas was 17.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 17.2% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 17.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2013.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 15th out of 47 groups 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.2% | — |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 16.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.5% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More climate change data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 965.15 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Urban population 369.96 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.3% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 14.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 112.66 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 2.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 13.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 17.2% 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 protected areas recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2013.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.