Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Guatemala

Protected areas in Guatemala in 2025 — 10.2%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 5.5 pp.

2025 10.2% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 115of 213
Period maximum 15.7%2013
Period minimum 10.1%2018

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Guatemala, 2013–20251012141620132015201720192021202320252013: 15.7%2014: 15.7%2015: 15.7%2016: 15.7%2017: 15.7%2018: 10.1%2019: 10.1%2020: 10.1%2021: 10.1%2022: 10.1%2023: 10.1%2024: 10.2%2025: 10.2%
Change over the period: −5.5 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guatemala 10.2%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.2 +0 pp
2024 10.2 +0.1 pp
2023 10.1 +0 pp
2022 10.1 +0 pp
2021 10.1 +0 pp
2020 10.1 +0 pp
2019 10.1 +0 pp
2018 10.1 −5.6 pp
2017 15.7 +0 pp
2016 15.7 +0 pp
2015 15.7 +0 pp
2014 15.7 +0 pp
2013 15.7

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.