Share of land area that is protected in Philippines
Philippines: Share of land area that is protected was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Philippines, 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
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Philippines stood at 16.0%. 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, share of land area that is protected in Philippines peaked at 16.0% 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.
Share of land area that is protected in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | 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% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 16.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 16.0% 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 | 14.7% | 10.9% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.4% | 16.0% | 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 share of land area that is protected in Philippines?
- Share of land area that is protected in Philippines was 16.0% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2013.
- How does Philippines rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Philippines ranks 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected 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 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.