Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Republic of the Congo

Protected areas in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 34.2%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 1.2 pp.

2025 34.2% +0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 21of 213
Period maximum 36.8%2018
Period minimum 33%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Republic of the Congo, 2013–2025333435363720132015201720192021202320252013: 33%2014: 33.6%2015: 33.6%2016: 36.7%2017: 36.7%2018: 36.8%2019: 36.8%2020: 33.3%2021: 33.3%2022: 33.3%2023: 33.3%2024: 33.3%2025: 34.2%
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: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 34.2%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.2 +0.9 pp
2024 33.3 +0 pp
2023 33.3 +0 pp
2022 33.3 +0 pp
2021 33.3 +0 pp
2020 33.3 −3.5 pp
2019 36.8 +0 pp
2018 36.8 +0.1 pp
2017 36.7 +0 pp
2016 36.7 +3.1 pp
2015 33.6 +0 pp
2014 33.6 +0.6 pp
2013 33

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.