Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — G20

Protected areas in the G20 in 2023 — 15.61%. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 2.96 pp.

2023 15.61% +0.29 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 15.61%2020
Period minimum 12.56%2014

Trend over time

2013–2023 · % of territory

Protected areas — G20, 2013–20231213141516201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 12.65%2014: 12.56%2015: 13.47%2016: 14.05%2017: 14.24%2018: 14.97%2019: 15.32%2020: 15.61%2021: 15.2%2022: 15.33%2023: 15.61%
Change over the period: +2.96 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 15.61%
World 14.95%
Protected areas — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 15.61 +0.29 pp
2022 15.33 +0.12 pp
2021 15.2 −0.41 pp
2020 15.61 +0.29 pp
2019 15.32 +0.35 pp
2018 14.97 +0.73 pp
2017 14.24 +0.19 pp
2016 14.05 +0.58 pp
2015 13.47 +0.91 pp
2014 12.56 −0.09 pp
2013 12.65

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.