Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — East Asia & Pacific

Protected areas in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 22%. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 9.99 pp.

2025 22% +5.47 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 22%2025
Period minimum 12.01%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — East Asia & Pacific, 2013–20251012.51517.52022.520132015201720192021202320252013: 12.01%2014: 14.79%2015: 14.04%2016: 15.16%2017: 15.4%2018: 15.27%2019: 15.42%2020: 15.55%2021: 16.21%2022: 16.22%2023: 16.21%2024: 16.52%2025: 22%
Change over the period: +9.99 pp Annual average: 0.83 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 22%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22 +5.47 pp
2024 16.52 +0.31 pp
2023 16.21 −0.01 pp
2022 16.22 +0 pp
2021 16.21 +0.67 pp
2020 15.55 +0.12 pp
2019 15.42 +0.16 pp
2018 15.27 −0.14 pp
2017 15.4 +0.24 pp
2016 15.16 +1.12 pp
2015 14.04 −0.75 pp
2014 14.79 +2.78 pp
2013 12.01

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.