Environment
Protected areas
ER.PTD.TOTL.ZS · %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Pakistan. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, United Kingdom
- 42.1%2025
- Period covered
- 2013 - 202513 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 42.1%United Kingdom, 2025
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 14.7%China, 2025
7 of 8 countries compared, out of 142.
Latest known valuesorted by value
United Kingdom42.1%2025
Netherlands29.8%2025
Spain22.1%2025
United States15.8%2025
Pakistan15.2%2025
Italy14.8%2025
China14.7%2025
Year by year values
Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.
| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.1% | 14.8% | 22.1% | 29.8% | 15.8% | 14.7% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | 14.6% | 17.9% | 29.8% | 15.8% | 14.7% | 15.3% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 25.3% | 15.9% | 14.7% | 9.8% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 25.3% | 15.9% | 14.7% | 9.8% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 25.3% | 15.9% | 14.7% | 9.8% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | 14% | 17.9% | 25.3% | 23.9% | 14.7% | 9.8% |
| 2019 | 29% | 13.3% | 17.9% | 25.3% | 26.3% | 14.7% | 9.8% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | 13.4% | 15% | 21.2% | 26.3% | 14.7% | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | 13.3% | 14.9% | 21.2% | 26.6% | 16% | 9.8% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | 13.3% | 15% | 17.9% | 26.3% | 15.9% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 15.9% | 9.8% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | 11.3% | 10.1% | 18% | 12% | 15.9% | 9.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.1% | 20.2% | 13.5% | 15.8% | 9.8% |
World Bank definition
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.
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