Terrestrial protected areas in Israel
Israel: Terrestrial protected areas was 27.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Israel, 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
Israel recorded 27.6% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Israel peaked at 27.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2013.
That places Israel 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.9% | — |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | +12.7% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.9% | 24.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.5% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More climate change data for Israel
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,228 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 601.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 626.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 328.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 325.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0949 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Israel?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Israel was 27.6% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2013.
- How does Israel rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Israel ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.