Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — NATO

Protected areas in NATO in 2023 — 14.5%. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 4.29 pp.

2023 14.5% −0.14 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 15.84%2020
Period minimum 9.75%2014

Trend over time

2013–2023 · % of territory

Protected areas — NATO, 2013–2023810121416201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 10.21%2014: 9.75%2015: 12.28%2016: 14.6%2017: 14.85%2018: 15.21%2019: 15.74%2020: 15.84%2021: 14.32%2022: 14.64%2023: 14.5%
Change over the period: +4.29 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

NATO 14.5%
World 14.95%
Protected areas — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.5 −0.14 pp
2022 14.64 +0.32 pp
2021 14.32 −1.52 pp
2020 15.84 +0.1 pp
2019 15.74 +0.53 pp
2018 15.21 +0.36 pp
2017 14.85 +0.25 pp
2016 14.6 +2.31 pp
2015 12.28 +2.53 pp
2014 9.75 −0.46 pp
2013 10.21

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.