Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Lebanon

Protected areas in Lebanon in 2025 — 4.7%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 4.5 pp.

2025 4.7% +1.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 148of 213
Period maximum 4.7%2025
Period minimum 0.2%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Lebanon, 2013–2025024620132015201720192021202320252013: 0.2%2014: 0.9%2015: 0.9%2016: 1%2017: 1%2018: 1%2019: 1%2020: 1%2021: 0.8%2022: 0.8%2023: 0.8%2024: 2.9%2025: 4.7%
Change over the period: +4.5 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Lebanon 4.7%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.7 +1.8 pp
2024 2.9 +2.1 pp
2023 0.8 +0 pp
2022 0.8 +0 pp
2021 0.8 −0.2 pp
2020 1 +0 pp
2019 1 +0 pp
2018 1 +0 pp
2017 1 +0 pp
2016 1 +0.1 pp
2015 0.9 +0 pp
2014 0.9 +0.7 pp
2013 0.2

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.