Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Eastern Asia

Protected areas in Eastern Asia in 2023 — 15.19%. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.36 pp.

2023 15.19% −0 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 15.78%2017
Period minimum 14.72%2018

Trend over time

2013–2023 · % of territory

Protected areas — Eastern Asia, 2013–202314.51515.516201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 14.82%2014: 15.39%2015: 15.39%2016: 15.66%2017: 15.78%2018: 14.72%2019: 14.73%2020: 15.02%2021: 15.19%2022: 15.19%2023: 15.19%
Change over the period: +0.36 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Asia 15.19%
World 14.95%
Protected areas — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 15.19 −0 pp
2022 15.19 −0 pp
2021 15.19 +0.17 pp
2020 15.02 +0.28 pp
2019 14.73 +0.01 pp
2018 14.72 −1.06 pp
2017 15.78 +0.12 pp
2016 15.66 +0.27 pp
2015 15.39 −0 pp
2014 15.39 +0.57 pp
2013 14.82

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.