Share of land area that is protected in Georgia
Georgia: Share of land area that is protected was 22.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Georgia, 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
Georgia recorded 22.8% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 174.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Georgia peaked at 22.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2013.
Georgia ranks 69th 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.8% | — |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +105.4% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 22.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 22.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 9.3% | 22.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 66 Cote d'Ivoire 22.9% compare
- 66 Kiribati 22.9% compare
- 66 Netherlands 22.9% compare
- 70 Gabon 22.6% compare
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.6% compare
- 70 Tajikistan 22.6% compare
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Georgia?
- Share of land area that is protected in Georgia was 22.8% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2013.
- How does Georgia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Georgia ranks 69th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.