What is the difference in protected areas between France and Spain?

12,926 Square kilometre, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?

13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.

Eurostat, published as Protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France

155,092 Square kilometre

in 2023

Spain

142,166 Square kilometre

in 2023

France rank

1st

Spain rank

2nd

France currently reports 155,092 Square kilometre against 142,166 Square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 12,926 Square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Spain ahead.

France ranks 1st and Spain ranks 2nd of 27 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.

Decade	France	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2010s	132,491 Square kilometre	141,938 Square kilometre	9,446 Square kilometre	Spain
2020s	153,750 Square kilometre	142,147 Square kilometre	11,603 Square kilometre	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher protected areas, France or Spain?: France, at 155,092 Square kilometre against 142,166 Square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in protected areas between France and Spain?: 12,926 Square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do France and Spain rank globally for protected areas?: France ranks 1st and Spain ranks 2nd of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.