Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Serbia

Protected areas in Serbia in 2025 — 14%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 6.6 pp.

2025 14% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 95of 213
Period maximum 14%2025
Period minimum 6.6%2016

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Serbia, 2013–20256810121420132015201720192021202320252013: 7.4%2014: 6.7%2015: 6.7%2016: 6.6%2017: 6.6%2018: 6.6%2019: 7.6%2020: 7.6%2021: 7.6%2022: 8.1%2023: 8.1%2024: 13.4%2025: 14%
Change over the period: +6.6 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Serbia 14%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14 +0.6 pp
2024 13.4 +5.3 pp
2023 8.1 +0 pp
2022 8.1 +0.5 pp
2021 7.6 +0 pp
2020 7.6 +0 pp
2019 7.6 +1 pp
2018 6.6 +0 pp
2017 6.6 +0 pp
2016 6.6 −0.1 pp
2015 6.7 +0 pp
2014 6.7 −0.7 pp
2013 7.4

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.