Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Russia

Protected areas in Russia in 2025 — 8.6%. Ranked 123 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2025 8.6% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 123of 213
Period maximum 8.8%2013
Period minimum 7.6%2014

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Russia, 2013–20257.588.5920132015201720192021202320252013: 8.8%2014: 7.6%2015: 7.6%2016: 7.6%2017: 7.6%2018: 7.6%2019: 7.6%2020: 8.6%2021: 8.6%2022: 8.6%2023: 8.6%2024: 8.6%2025: 8.6%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Russia 8.6%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.6 +0 pp
2024 8.6 +0 pp
2023 8.6 +0 pp
2022 8.6 +0 pp
2021 8.6 +0 pp
2020 8.6 +1 pp
2019 7.6 +0 pp
2018 7.6 +0 pp
2017 7.6 +0 pp
2016 7.6 +0 pp
2015 7.6 +0 pp
2014 7.6 −1.2 pp
2013 8.8

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.