Terrestrial protected areas in Other small states
Other small states: Terrestrial protected areas was 23.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 23.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Other small states peaked at 23.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2013.
Other small states ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.0% | — |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.0% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.4% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 2 New Caledonia 59.6% compare
- 3 Venezuela 56.8% compare
- 4 Bhutan 51.6% compare
- 5 Liechtenstein 44.8% compare
- 6 Bulgaria 44.3% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.5% compare
- 8 Guinea 42.6% compare
More climate change data for Other small states
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 13.03 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 7.19 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 7.53 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 8.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 8.2% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.02 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Other small states?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Other small states was 23.7% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2013.
- How does Other small states rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Other small states ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.