Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Qatar

Protected areas in Qatar in 2025 — 5.8%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 5 pp.

2025 5.8% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 138of 213
Period maximum 5.8%2020
Period minimum 0.8%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Qatar, 2013–2025024620132015201720192021202320252013: 0.8%2014: 0.8%2015: 0.8%2016: 0.8%2017: 4.7%2018: 4.7%2019: 4.7%2020: 5.8%2021: 5.8%2022: 5.8%2023: 5.8%2024: 5.8%2025: 5.8%
Change over the period: +5 pp Annual average: 0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Qatar 5.8%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.8 +0 pp
2024 5.8 +0 pp
2023 5.8 +0 pp
2022 5.8 +0 pp
2021 5.8 +0 pp
2020 5.8 +1.1 pp
2019 4.7 +0 pp
2018 4.7 +0 pp
2017 4.7 +3.9 pp
2016 0.8 +0 pp
2015 0.8 +0 pp
2014 0.8 +0 pp
2013 0.8

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.