Terrestrial protected areas in Romania
Romania: Terrestrial protected areas was 24.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Romania, 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 Romania stood at 24.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Romania peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2013.
Romania ranks 58th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.4% | — |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.7% | 19.4% | 24.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Romania
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,127 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 361.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,531 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Romania?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Romania was 24.6% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2013.
- How does Romania rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Romania ranks 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.