Terrestrial protected areas in High income
High income: Terrestrial protected areas 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 18th out of 45 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 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 |
Countries ranked near High income
More climate change data for High income
- 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 80.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 950.91 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 6.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 22.2% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 26.8% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.2 1=low to 6=high (2025)
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 18th out of 45 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.