Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — G7

Protected areas in the G7 in 2023 — 14.33%. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 4.63 pp.

2023 14.33% +0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 15.98%2020
Period minimum 9.23%2014

Trend over time

2013–2023 · % of territory

Protected areas — G7, 2013–2023810121416201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 9.7%2014: 9.23%2015: 12.06%2016: 14.72%2017: 14.91%2018: 15.31%2019: 15.86%2020: 15.98%2021: 13.92%2022: 14.27%2023: 14.33%
Change over the period: +4.63 pp Annual average: 0.46 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 14.33%
World 14.95%
Protected areas — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.33 +0.06 pp
2022 14.27 +0.35 pp
2021 13.92 −2.06 pp
2020 15.98 +0.12 pp
2019 15.86 +0.55 pp
2018 15.31 +0.4 pp
2017 14.91 +0.2 pp
2016 14.72 +2.65 pp
2015 12.06 +2.83 pp
2014 9.23 −0.47 pp
2013 9.7

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.