Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 39.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Luxembourg, 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
Luxembourg recorded 39.1% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Luxembourg peaked at 55.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2015.
Luxembourg ranks 13th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 37.3% | — |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | -30.6% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.0% | 32.5% | 51.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 38.7% | 55.8% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Luxembourg
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 487.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 93.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 394.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 85.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 84.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.3948 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0141 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Luxembourg?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Luxembourg was 39.1% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2015.
- How does Luxembourg rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Luxembourg ranks 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.