Share of land area that is protected in Belarus
Belarus: Share of land area that is protected was 9.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Belarus, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 9.2% for share of land area that is protected in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Belarus peaked at 13.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2013.
Belarus ranks 158th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.3% | — |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -31.9% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 9.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 9.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 42% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land area that is protected in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +46.8% | 9.4% | 13.8% |
| 2024 | -31.9% | 13.8% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.2% | 13.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 155 South Africa 9.6% compare
- 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.5% compare
- 157 Saint Martin (French part) 9.3% compare
- 159 Rwanda 9.1% compare
- 160 Argentina 8.8% compare
- 160 Cayman Islands 8.8% compare
- 160 Grenada 8.8% compare
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Belarus?
- Share of land area that is protected in Belarus was 9.2% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2013.
- How does Belarus rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Belarus ranks 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.