Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 16.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Upper 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 Upper middle income stood at 16.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Upper middle income peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2013.
Upper middle income ranks 25th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.0% | — |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.0% | 15.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.7% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More climate change data for Upper middle income
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 2.10 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 3.08 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3412 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6823 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9457 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 46.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Upper middle income?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Upper middle income was 16.2% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2013.
- How does Upper middle income rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Upper middle income ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.