Biodiversity & Protected Areas - Terrestrial protected areas as a share of total land area - Ranking

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Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.

Terrestrial protected areas as a share of total land area (%)

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Slovenia	54.9	53.6	53.6	53.6	53.6	53.6	53.6	40.4	40.4	40.4	40.4	40.5
Germany	37.9	37.4	37.4	37.7	37.8	37.8	37.4	37.8	37.5	37.6	37.6	39.3
Luxembourg	37.3	34.9	32.5	32.3	40.9	40.9	51.2	51.2	51.3	55.8	55.8	38.7
Cyprus	20.6	18.4	18.4	18.7	18.7	18.7	38.5	38.6	38.7	38.7	38.7	38.6
Slovak Republic	35.9	36.8	36.8	37.3	37.3	37.6	37.6	37.6	37.6	37.6	37.6	37.5
Greece	35.1	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.2	35.2	35.2	35.2	35.2	35.2	35.0
Austria	24.0	28.3	28.4	28.4	28.4	28.4	28.4	29.1	29.3	29.5	29.5	29.6
Malta	23.0	23.2	23.2	23.7	30.3	30.3	30.2	30.6	30.6	30.6	30.6	28.9
France	25.4	25.6	25.6	26.0	26.0	25.8	26.3	27.3	28.0	28.4	28.4	28.6
Spain	29.8	27.9	28.0	28.0	28.0	28.1	28.1	28.1	28.1	28.1	28.1	28.1
Netherlands	17.6	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	22.5	22.5	22.5	22.5	22.5	22.9
Portugal	23.1	22.2	22.7	23.0	22.9	22.9	22.9	22.9	22.9	22.9	22.9	22.8
Estonia	20.1	20.1	20.1	20.2	20.2	20.2	20.6	21.2	21.3	21.4	21.4	22.0
Italy	21.4	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.6	21.6	21.6
Latvia	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.5
Lithuania	16.9	16.9	16.9	16.9	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.8
Belgium	22.9	22.8	22.8	23.2	23.3	23.3	24.9	15.4	15.5	15.6	15.6	16.3
Ireland	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4
Finland	14.9	15.0	15.0	14.9	15.0	15.0	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.6