Share of land area that is protected in Serbia
Serbia: Share of land area that is protected was 14.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 14.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 109.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Serbia peaked at 14.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2016.
That places Serbia 132nd 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.4% | — |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +65.4% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 14.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 14.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 63% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land area that is protected in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +65.4% | 8.1% | 13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.6% | 14.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Serbia?
- Share of land area that is protected in Serbia was 14.0% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2016.
- How does Serbia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Serbia ranks 132nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.