Terrestrial protected areas in Netherlands
Netherlands: Terrestrial protected areas was 22.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 22.9% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 102.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Netherlands peaked at 22.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2017.
Netherlands ranks 66th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.6% | — |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -35.2% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +100.9% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.8% | 11.2% | 22.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.5% | 22.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More climate change data for Netherlands
- Share co2 vs population 0.172 (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 global cumulative co2 including land 0.4843 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Netherlands?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Netherlands was 22.9% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Netherlands ranks 66th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.7%. 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 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.