Terrestrial protected areas in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Terrestrial protected areas was 44.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein is 44.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Liechtenstein peaked at 44.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2017.
Liechtenstein ranks 5th 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 protected areas in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42.2% | — |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -71.8% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +254.6% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.5% | 11.9% | 42.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 42.6% | 44.8% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Liechtenstein
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 14.6% (2025)
- Urban population 6,002 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 41,024 (2025)
- Population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.1673 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 3.18 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 3.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Liechtenstein?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Liechtenstein was 44.8% 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 protected areas recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2017.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Liechtenstein ranks 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.