Terrestrial protected areas in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Terrestrial protected areas was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Tajikistan, 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 Tajikistan is 22.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Tajikistan peaked at 22.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2013.
Tajikistan ranks 70th of 213 countries 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 in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.7% | — |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.9% | 19.7% | 22.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.3% | 22.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More climate change data for Tajikistan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,144 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,173 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 141.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 270.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 155.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Tajikistan?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Tajikistan was 22.6% 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2013.
- How does Tajikistan rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Tajikistan ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.