Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Ethiopia

Protected areas in Ethiopia in 2025 — 17%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 1.5 pp.

2025 17% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 73of 213
Period maximum 18.5%2013
Period minimum 16.1%2020

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Ethiopia, 2013–20251617181920132015201720192021202320252013: 18.5%2014: 18.5%2015: 18.5%2016: 18.5%2017: 18.5%2018: 17.6%2019: 17.6%2020: 16.1%2021: 17%2022: 17%2023: 17%2024: 17%2025: 17%
Change over the period: −1.5 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 17%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17 +0 pp
2024 17 +0 pp
2023 17 +0 pp
2022 17 +0 pp
2021 17 +0.9 pp
2020 16.1 −1.5 pp
2019 17.6 +0 pp
2018 17.6 −0.9 pp
2017 18.5 +0 pp
2016 18.5 +0 pp
2015 18.5 +0 pp
2014 18.5 +0 pp
2013 18.5

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.