Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 31.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Central Europe and the Baltics, 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 land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Central Europe and the Baltics is 31.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 31.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2013.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27.7% | — |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.7% | 30.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 30.6% | 31.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 1 Seychelles 68.1% compare
- 2 New Caledonia 59.6% compare
- 3 Venezuela 56.8% compare
- 4 Bhutan 51.6% compare
More climate change data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.2472 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 99.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 61.79 million (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6191 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 90.66 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Central Europe and the Baltics was 31.0% 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 protected areas recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2013.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.