Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Italy
Italy: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 14.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Italy, 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
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Italy stood at 14.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Italy peaked at 14.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2013.
That places Italy 90th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.2% | — |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 13.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.0% | 14.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.9% compare
- 87 Côte d'Ivoire 14.9% compare
- 87 Paraguay 14.9% compare
- 90 Central African Republic 14.8% compare
- 92 China 14.7% compare
- 93 Gibraltar 14.4% compare
More climate change data for Italy
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 21.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 119.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Italy?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Italy was 14.8% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2013.
- How does Italy rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Italy ranks 90th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.