Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Central Asia

Protected areas in Central Asia in 2023 — 10.54%. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 6.56 pp.

2023 10.54% +0.41 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.54%2023
Period minimum 3.98%2013

Trend over time

2013–2023 · % of territory

Protected areas — Central Asia, 2013–202324681012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 3.98%2014: 4.06%2015: 4.06%2016: 4.07%2017: 4.07%2018: 4.07%2019: 4.07%2020: 10.12%2021: 10.12%2022: 10.12%2023: 10.54%
Change over the period: +6.56 pp Annual average: 0.66 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 10.54%
World 14.95%
Protected areas — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.54 +0.41 pp
2022 10.12 +0 pp
2021 10.12 −0 pp
2020 10.12 +6.05 pp
2019 4.07 −0 pp
2018 4.07 +0 pp
2017 4.07 +0 pp
2016 4.07 +0.01 pp
2015 4.06 −0 pp
2014 4.06 +0.09 pp
2013 3.98

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.