Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Moldova

Protected areas in Moldova in 2025 — 11.5%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 7.3 pp.

2025 11.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 109of 213
Period maximum 11.5%2024
Period minimum 4.2%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Moldova, 2013–2025468101220132015201720192021202320252013: 4.2%2014: 4.2%2015: 4.2%2016: 4.2%2017: 4.2%2018: 4.2%2019: 4.2%2020: 4.2%2021: 11.4%2022: 11.4%2023: 11.4%2024: 11.5%2025: 11.5%
Change over the period: +7.3 pp Annual average: 0.61 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Moldova 11.5%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.5 +0 pp
2024 11.5 +0.1 pp
2023 11.4 +0 pp
2022 11.4 +0 pp
2021 11.4 +7.2 pp
2020 4.2 +0 pp
2019 4.2 +0 pp
2018 4.2 +0 pp
2017 4.2 +0 pp
2016 4.2 +0 pp
2015 4.2 +0 pp
2014 4.2 +0 pp
2013 4.2

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.