Terrestrial protected areas in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Terrestrial protected areas was 15.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 15.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 15.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2015.
That places IDA & IBRD total 28th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.5% | — |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 6 |
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More climate change data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 6.99 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 3.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population 53.7% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 22.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3,021 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 9.0% (2022)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 13.1% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 9.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in IDA & IBRD total?
- Terrestrial protected areas in IDA & IBRD total was 15.7% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2015.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.