Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Germany
Germany: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 40.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Germany, 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
Germany recorded 40.0% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Germany peaked at 40.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2014.
Germany ranks 12th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 38.9% | — |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.7% | 38.5% | 38.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.5% | 40.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 9 Hong Kong, China 42.0% compare
- 10 Zambia 41.3% compare
- 11 Slovenia 40.1% compare
- 13 Luxembourg 39.1% compare
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39.0% compare
- 15 Armenia 38.9% compare
More climate change data for Germany
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Germany?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Germany was 40.0% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Germany ranks 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.