Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Low income
Low income: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Low 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
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Low income stood at 12.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Low income peaked at 12.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2014.
Low income ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.7% | — |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More climate change data for Low income
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 269.86 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.9% (2025)
- Population, total 767.49 million (2025)
- Population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3516 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 16.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Low income?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Low income was 12.7% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2014.
- How does Low income rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Low income ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.