Terrestrial protected areas in Spain
Protected areas covered 28.1% of the land area of Spain in 2025.
Spain, 2025
28.1%
Change from 2024
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European Union, 2025
26.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
24.6%
Position in 2025
47th of 213
Terrestrial protected areas in Spain 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 | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.1% | 26.6% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | 26.6% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | 26.3% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | 26.3% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | 26.1% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | 26.0% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | 25.8% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | 25.9% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | 25.7% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | 25.2% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | 25.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 28.0%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 213 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 47th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 26.6%.