Terrestrial protected areas in Philippines
Philippines: Terrestrial protected areas was 16 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 213 countries
All-time high
16
in 2024
All-time low
10.9
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Philippines, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Philippines stood at 16. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Philippines peaked at 16 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.9, in 2013.
That places Philippines 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.9 | — |
| 2014 | 15.3 | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 15.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.9 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16 | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 16 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 16 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.69 | 10.9 | 15.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.85 | 15.4 | 16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Philippines?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Philippines was 16 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9 in 2013.
- How does Philippines rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Philippines ranks 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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