Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Türkiye

Protected areas in Türkiye in 2025 — 5.7%. Ranked 139 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 3.5 pp.

2025 5.7% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 139of 213
Period maximum 5.7%2021
Period minimum 0.2%2014

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Türkiye, 2013–2025024620132015201720192021202320252013: 2.2%2014: 0.2%2015: 0.2%2016: 0.2%2017: 0.2%2018: 0.2%2019: 0.2%2020: 0.2%2021: 5.7%2022: 5.7%2023: 5.7%2024: 5.7%2025: 5.7%
Change over the period: +3.5 pp Annual average: 0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Türkiye 5.7%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.7 +0 pp
2024 5.7 +0 pp
2023 5.7 +0 pp
2022 5.7 +0 pp
2021 5.7 +5.5 pp
2020 0.2 +0 pp
2019 0.2 +0 pp
2018 0.2 +0 pp
2017 0.2 +0 pp
2016 0.2 +0 pp
2015 0.2 +0 pp
2014 0.2 −2 pp
2013 2.2

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.