Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Cyprus

Protected areas in Cyprus in 2025 — 11.1%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 9.2 pp.

2025 11.1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 112of 213
Period maximum 11.2%2020
Period minimum 1.7%2014

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Cyprus, 2013–202505101520132015201720192021202320252013: 1.9%2014: 1.7%2015: 1.7%2016: 1.7%2017: 1.7%2018: 3.3%2019: 3.4%2020: 11.2%2021: 11.2%2022: 11.2%2023: 11.2%2024: 11.1%2025: 11.1%
Change over the period: +9.2 pp Annual average: 0.77 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cyprus 11.1%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.1 +0 pp
2024 11.1 −0.1 pp
2023 11.2 +0 pp
2022 11.2 +0 pp
2021 11.2 +0 pp
2020 11.2 +7.8 pp
2019 3.4 +0.1 pp
2018 3.3 +1.6 pp
2017 1.7 +0 pp
2016 1.7 +0 pp
2015 1.7 +0 pp
2014 1.7 −0.2 pp
2013 1.9

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.