Terrestrial protected areas in Greece
Greece: Terrestrial protected areas was 35.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial protected areas in Greece, 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
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Greece stood at 35.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Greece peaked at 35.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2014.
Greece ranks 27th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Terrestrial protected areas in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 35.1% | — |
| 2014 | 35.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.1% | 35.0% | 35.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 35.0% | 35.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More climate change data for Greece
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.41 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Greece?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Greece was 35.0% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Greece ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.