Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 17.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 17.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 17.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2013.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.4% | — |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 6 |
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- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 920.19 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 1.13 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3829 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8124 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4933 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 29.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Post-demographic dividend?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Post-demographic dividend was 17.0% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2013.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.