Share of land area that is protected in Russia
Russia: Share of land area that is protected was 11.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Russia, 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
Russia recorded 11.5% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Russia peaked at 11.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2014.
That places Russia 148th 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 Russia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.4% | — |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 11.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 53% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Russia's 11.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 52% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More reference data data for Russia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Russia?
- Share of land area that is protected in Russia was 11.5% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2014.
- How does Russia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Russia ranks 148th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.