Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Montenegro

Protected areas in Montenegro in 2025 — 16.3%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 6.7 pp.

2025 16.3% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 78of 213
Period maximum 16.3%2025
Period minimum 2.6%2014

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Montenegro, 2013–20250510152020132015201720192021202320252013: 9.6%2014: 2.6%2015: 2.6%2016: 2.6%2017: 4.2%2018: 4.2%2019: 6.9%2020: 9%2021: 9%2022: 9.2%2023: 9.2%2024: 16.1%2025: 16.3%
Change over the period: +6.7 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Montenegro 16.3%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.3 +0.2 pp
2024 16.1 +6.9 pp
2023 9.2 +0 pp
2022 9.2 +0.2 pp
2021 9 +0 pp
2020 9 +2.1 pp
2019 6.9 +2.7 pp
2018 4.2 +0 pp
2017 4.2 +1.6 pp
2016 2.6 +0 pp
2015 2.6 +0 pp
2014 2.6 −7 pp
2013 9.6

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.