Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Austria
Austria: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 29.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Austria, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Austria is 29.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Austria peaked at 29.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2013.
That places Austria 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24.0% | — |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.6% | 24.0% | 28.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 29.1% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.9% compare
- 28 New Zealand 30.6% compare
- 29 Netherlands 29.8% compare
- 30 Guinea 29.6% compare
- 32 Brazil 29.4% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 29.0% compare
More climate change data for Austria
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,000 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 868.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 847.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.7795 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Austria?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Austria was 29.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.