Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Philippines

Protected areas in the Philippines in 2025 — 3.6%. Ranked 159 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 1.2 pp.

2025 3.6% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 159of 213
Period maximum 3.7%2021
Period minimum 2.4%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Philippines, 2013–202522.533.5420132015201720192021202320252013: 2.4%2014: 3.1%2015: 3.1%2016: 3.1%2017: 3.1%2018: 3.1%2019: 3.1%2020: 3.1%2021: 3.7%2022: 3.7%2023: 3.7%2024: 3.6%2025: 3.6%
Change over the period: +1.2 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Philippines 3.6%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.6 +0 pp
2024 3.6 −0.1 pp
2023 3.7 +0 pp
2022 3.7 +0 pp
2021 3.7 +0.6 pp
2020 3.1 +0 pp
2019 3.1 +0 pp
2018 3.1 +0 pp
2017 3.1 +0 pp
2016 3.1 +0 pp
2015 3.1 +0 pp
2014 3.1 +0.7 pp
2013 2.4

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.