Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in High income
High income: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 16.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in High income, 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
High income recorded 16.7% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in High income peaked at 16.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2016.
That places High income 20th 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 (% of total land area) in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.9% | — |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.0% | 14.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.0% | 16.7% | 6 |
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- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4098 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.42 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 1.14 billion (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8025 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 27.2 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in High income?
- Terrestrial protected areas in High income was 16.7% 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 protected areas recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2016.
- How does High income rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- High income ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.