Dataset
This dataset provides country-level protected area coverage for terrestrial, marine and coastal domains calculated from the World Database on Protected Areas (<a href="https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/thematic-areas/wdpa?tab=WDPA">WDPA</a>). It provides disaggregations of protected area total by IUCN management objectives. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (<a href="https://www.iucn.org/">IUCN</a>) has developed an internationally agreed definition of protected areas, which classify them as strict nature reserves and wilderness areas (Ia and Ib), national parks (II), natural monuments or features (III), habitat or species management areas (IV), protected landscapes or seascapes (V), and protected areas with sustainable use of natural resources (VI). Please see the <a href="https://doi.org/10.1787/e0796071-en">working paper</a> for a more complete description of the methods.
<br /><br />The dataset has a global coverage on the national level and spans the period 1950-2024. A number of country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and Latin American countries.
<br></br><b>Data source(s)</b>: Protected area data from the <a href="https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/thematic-areas/wdpa?tab=WDPA">World Database on Protected Areas</a>.
<br></br><b>Contact</b>: <a href="mailto:ENV.Stat@oecd.org">ENV.Stat@oecd.org</a>
oecd-sdmx:DSD_PA@DF_PROT_AREA
OECD.ENV.EPI
Protected areas carries observations for 262 countries and areas:
Latin America and the Caribbean · Aruba · Advanced economies · Afghanistan · Angola · Anguilla · Åland · Albania · Andorra · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · American Samoa · Antarctica · French Southern and Antarctic Lands · Antigua and Barbuda · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Bonaire, Saba, Saint Eustatius · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahrain · Bahamas · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Saint Barthélemy · Belarus · Belize · Bermuda · Bolivia · Brazil · Barbados · Brunei Darussalam · Bhutan · Bouvet Island · Botswana · Central African Republic · Canada · Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Switzerland · Chile · China (People’s Republic of) · Côte d’Ivoire · Cameroon · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Congo · Cook Islands · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Christmas Island · Cayman Islands · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Djibouti · Dominica · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · Euro area (20 countries) · Ecuador · Egypt · Emerging market economies · Eritrea · Western Sahara · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) · Finland · Fiji · Falkland Islands (Malvinas) · France · Faroe Islands · Micronesia · G20 · G7 · Gabon · United Kingdom · Georgia · Bailiwick of Guernsey · Ghana · Gibraltar · Guinea · Guadeloupe · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Equatorial Guinea · Greece · Grenada · Greenland · Guatemala · French Guiana · Guam · Guyana · High seas · Hong Kong (China) · Heard Island and McDonald Islands · Honduras · Croatia · Haiti · Hungary · Indonesia · Isle of Man · India · British Indian Ocean Territory · Ireland · Iran · Iraq · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jersey · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyzstan · Cambodia · Kiribati · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Korea · Kuwait · Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · Saint Lucia · Liechtenstein · Sri Lanka · Lesotho · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Macau (China) · Saint Martin · Morocco · Monaco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Mexico · Marshall Islands · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Montenegro · Mongolia · Northern Mariana Islands · Mozambique · Mauritania · Montserrat · Martinique · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · Mayotte · Namibia · New Caledonia · Niger · Norfolk Island · Nigeria · Nicaragua · Niue · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · Nauru · New Zealand · OECD · OECD America · OECD Europe · OECD Asia Oceania · Oman · Pakistan · Panama · Pitcairn · Peru · Philippines · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Puerto Rico · Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Portugal · Paraguay · Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip · French Polynesia · Qatar · Réunion · Romania · Russia · Rwanda · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands · Saint Helena · Svalbard and Jan Mayen · Solomon Islands · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · San Marino · Somalia · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Serbia · South Sudan · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Sint Maarten · Seychelles · Syrian Arab Republic · Turks and Caicos Islands · Chad · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Tokelau · Turkmenistan · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Türkiye · Tuvalu · Chinese Taipei · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · United States Minor Outlying Islands · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · Holy See · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Venezuela · British Virgin Islands · United States Virgin Islands · Viet Nam · Vanuatu · Wallis and Futuna · Samoa · Kosovo · Yemen · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe