Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Madagascar

Protected areas in Madagascar in 2025 — 5.1%. Ranked 144 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2025 5.1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 144of 213
Period maximum 5.1%2024
Period minimum 1.9%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Madagascar, 2013–202512345620132015201720192021202320252013: 1.9%2014: 1.9%2015: 1.9%2016: 2%2017: 2.4%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.3%2020: 3.1%2021: 3.1%2022: 3.1%2023: 3.1%2024: 5.1%2025: 5.1%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Madagascar 5.1%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.1 +0 pp
2024 5.1 +2 pp
2023 3.1 +0 pp
2022 3.1 +0 pp
2021 3.1 +0 pp
2020 3.1 +0.8 pp
2019 2.3 +0 pp
2018 2.3 −0.1 pp
2017 2.4 +0.4 pp
2016 2 +0.1 pp
2015 1.9 +0 pp
2014 1.9 +0 pp
2013 1.9

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.