Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Russia
Russia: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 11.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Russia, 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
Russia recorded 11.5% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Russia peaked at 11.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2014.
That places Russia 148th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Russia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.4% | — |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 11.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 53% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Russia's 11.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 52% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More climate change data for Russia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 84,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,121 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 60.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 94.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Russia?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Russia was 11.5% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2014.
- How does Russia rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Russia ranks 148th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.