Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Israel

Protected areas in Israel in 2025 — 12.2%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 3.6 pp.

2025 12.2% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 101of 213
Period maximum 12.2%2024
Period minimum 8.6%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Israel, 2013–2025891011121320132015201720192021202320252013: 8.6%2014: 8.6%2015: 8.6%2016: 8.6%2017: 8.6%2018: 8.6%2019: 10.5%2020: 10.5%2021: 10.5%2022: 10.5%2023: 10.5%2024: 12.2%2025: 12.2%
Change over the period: +3.6 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Israel 12.2%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.2 +0 pp
2024 12.2 +1.7 pp
2023 10.5 +0 pp
2022 10.5 +0 pp
2021 10.5 +0 pp
2020 10.5 +0 pp
2019 10.5 +1.9 pp
2018 8.6 +0 pp
2017 8.6 +0 pp
2016 8.6 +0 pp
2015 8.6 +0 pp
2014 8.6 +0 pp
2013 8.6

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.