Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Hong Kong

Protected areas in Hong Kong in 2025 — 42%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2025 42% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 9of 213
Period maximum 42.1%2013
Period minimum 41.9%2015

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Hong Kong, 2013–202541.841.94242.120132015201720192021202320252013: 42.1%2014: 42.1%2015: 41.9%2016: 41.9%2017: 41.9%2018: 41.9%2019: 41.9%2020: 41.9%2021: 41.9%2022: 41.9%2023: 41.9%2024: 42%2025: 42%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Hong Kong 42%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 42 +0 pp
2024 42 +0.1 pp
2023 41.9 +0 pp
2022 41.9 +0 pp
2021 41.9 +0 pp
2020 41.9 +0 pp
2019 41.9 +0 pp
2018 41.9 +0 pp
2017 41.9 +0 pp
2016 41.9 +0 pp
2015 41.9 −0.2 pp
2014 42.1 +0 pp
2013 42.1

Eastern Asia, 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.