Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 19.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Lower middle 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 Lower middle income stood at 19.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Lower middle income peaked at 19.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2013.
That places Lower middle income 8th out of 47 groups 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 (% of total land area) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.6% | — |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.6% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.4% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
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- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 1.24 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 2.95 billion (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.4201 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 62.62 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Lower middle income?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Lower middle income was 19.8% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2013.
- How does Lower middle income rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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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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.