As of 2022, the MIMAROPA region recorded the largest land area of protected territories in the Philippines, with a total of 2.34 million hectares. Meanwhile, the NCR had the lowest number, with only 686.2 hectares. In total, the Philippines had approximately 7.8 million hectares of protected areas that year.
Land area of protected territories in the Philippines as of 2022, by region
(in 1,000 hectares)
Characteristic
Land area in thousand hectares
MIMAROPA
2,340.1
Cagayan Valley
999.32
Central Visayas
637.89
CALABARZON
588.48
Bicol Region
509.96
Eastern Visayas
461.93
Caraga
414.66
SOCCSKSARGEN
384.56
Zamboanga Peninsula
311.79
Central Luzon
283.28
Western Visayas
211.07
CAR
187.37
BARMM
176.06
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Land area in thousand hectares2,340.12,340.1999.32999.32637.89637.89588.48588.48509.96509.96461.93461.93414.66414.66384.56384.56311.79311.79283.28283.28211.07211.07187.37187.37176.06176.06138.99138.99114.18114.1836.336.30.690.69MIMAROPACagayan ValleyCentral VisayasCALABARZONBicol RegionEastern VisayasCaragaSOCCSKSARGENZamboanga PeninsulaCentral LuzonWestern VisayasCARBARMMNorthern MindanaoDavao RegionIlocos RegionNCR
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PSA (Philippines). (July 8, 2024). Land area of protected territories in the Philippines as of 2022, by region (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482306/philippines-number-of-protected-areas-by-region/
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PSA (Philippines). "Land Area of Protected Territories in The Philippines as of 2022, by Region (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482306/philippines-number-of-protected-areas-by-region/
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Land area of protected territories in the Philippines as of 2022, by region (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], PSA (Philippines), July 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482306/philippines-number-of-protected-areas-by-region/
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