Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Netherlands
Netherlands: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 29.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands stood at 29.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Netherlands peaked at 29.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2015.
Netherlands ranks 29th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.2% | — |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | +17.8% |
| 2025 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 17.9% | 25.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.3% | 29.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More climate change data for Netherlands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Urban population 95.9% (2025)
- Urban population 17.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 18.09 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 137.95 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.73 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 6.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Netherlands?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Netherlands was 29.8% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Netherlands ranks 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.