Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Eastern Europe

Protected areas in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 9.82%. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2023 9.82% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 9.82%2023
Period minimum 8.39%2014

Trend over time

2013–2023 · % of territory

Protected areas — Eastern Europe, 2013–202388.599.510201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 9.52%2014: 8.39%2015: 8.4%2016: 8.53%2017: 8.55%2018: 8.55%2019: 8.58%2020: 9.49%2021: 9.81%2022: 9.81%2023: 9.82%
Change over the period: +0.3 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Europe 9.82%
World 14.95%
Protected areas — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.82 +0 pp
2022 9.81 +0 pp
2021 9.81 +0.32 pp
2020 9.49 +0.92 pp
2019 8.58 +0.03 pp
2018 8.55 +0 pp
2017 8.55 +0.02 pp
2016 8.53 +0.13 pp
2015 8.4 +0.01 pp
2014 8.39 −1.13 pp
2013 9.52

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.