Terrestrial protected areas in Luxembourg
Protected areas covered 39.1% of the land area of Luxembourg in 2025.
Luxembourg, 2025
39.1%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
26.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
24.6%
Position in 2025
19th of 213
Terrestrial protected areas in Luxembourg 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 | Luxembourg | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.1% | 26.6% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | 26.6% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | 26.3% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | 26.3% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | 26.1% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | 26.0% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | 25.8% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | 25.9% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | 25.7% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | 25.2% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | 25.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 38.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 32.5%, the figure has changed by +6.6 percentage points.
- Among the 213 countries with data for 2025, Luxembourg has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 26.6%.