Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 16.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in IDA blend, 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 blend is 16.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in IDA blend peaked at 16.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2015.
IDA blend ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.7% | — |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.4% | 14.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.8% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
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- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 689.78 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 339.49 million (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.4922 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 135.18 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in IDA blend?
- Terrestrial protected areas in IDA blend was 16.9% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2015.
- How does IDA blend rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- IDA blend ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.