Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Pakistan

Protected areas in Pakistan in 2025 — 15.2%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 5.4 pp.

2025 15.2% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 85of 213
Period maximum 15.3%2024
Period minimum 9.8%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Pakistan, 2013–202581012141620132015201720192021202320252013: 9.8%2014: 9.8%2015: 9.8%2016: 9.8%2017: 9.8%2018: 9.8%2019: 9.8%2020: 9.8%2021: 9.8%2022: 9.8%2023: 9.8%2024: 15.3%2025: 15.2%
Change over the period: +5.4 pp Annual average: 0.45 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Pakistan 15.2%
World 16.98%
South Asia 4.57%
Protected areas — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.2 −0.1 pp
2024 15.3 +5.5 pp
2023 9.8 +0 pp
2022 9.8 +0 pp
2021 9.8 +0 pp
2020 9.8 +0 pp
2019 9.8 +0 pp
2018 9.8 +0 pp
2017 9.8 +0 pp
2016 9.8 +0 pp
2015 9.8 +0 pp
2014 9.8 +0 pp
2013 9.8

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.