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Environment, energy & climate

European Union · Protected land areas

Share of land area covered by protected areas (national parks, reserves…), from the World Database on Protected Areas.
21.1%
2025
+0.8 ptsvs 2024
min 14.6 2014max 21.1 2025
%
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Source: World Bank, World Database on Protected Areas (via the WDI)· Data 2025· EU (World Bank aggregate)
Share of land areaUpd. 10/2026Y-axis truncated
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