Terrestrial protected areas in Italy
Protected areas covered 21.5% of the land area of Italy in 2025.
Italy, 2025
21.5%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
26.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
24.6%
Position in 2025
81st of 213
Terrestrial protected areas in Italy over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.5% | 26.6% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | 26.6% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | 26.3% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | 26.3% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | 26.1% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | 26.0% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | 25.8% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | 25.9% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | 25.7% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | 25.2% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | 25.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 21.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 21.5%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 213 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 81st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 26.6%.