Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Bahrain

Protected areas in Bahrain in 2025 — 20.6%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 13.3 pp.

2025 20.6% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 59of 213
Period maximum 20.6%2024
Period minimum 1.7%2015

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Bahrain, 2013–2025010203020132015201720192021202320252013: 7.3%2014: 7.3%2015: 1.7%2016: 1.7%2017: 1.7%2018: 1.7%2019: 1.7%2020: 1.7%2021: 1.7%2022: 20.5%2023: 20.5%2024: 20.6%2025: 20.6%
Change over the period: +13.3 pp Annual average: 1.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahrain

Bahrain 20.6%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.6 +0 pp
2024 20.6 +0.1 pp
2023 20.5 +0 pp
2022 20.5 +18.8 pp
2021 1.7 +0 pp
2020 1.7 +0 pp
2019 1.7 +0 pp
2018 1.7 +0 pp
2017 1.7 +0 pp
2016 1.7 +0 pp
2015 1.7 −5.6 pp
2014 7.3 +0 pp
2013 7.3

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.