What is the difference in protected areas between Ireland and Netherlands?

146 Square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?

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.

Ireland

9,753 Square kilometre

in 2023

Netherlands

9,899 Square kilometre

in 2023

Ireland rank

20th

Netherlands rank

19th

Netherlands currently reports 9,899 Square kilometre against 9,753 Square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 146 Square kilometre.

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

Ireland ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 27 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Decade	Ireland	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2010s	9,681 Square kilometre	7,518 Square kilometre	2,163 Square kilometre	Ireland
2020s	9,770 Square kilometre	8,854 Square kilometre	916 Square kilometre	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher protected areas, Ireland or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 9,899 Square kilometre against 9,753 Square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in protected areas between Ireland and Netherlands?: 146 Square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for protected areas?: Ireland ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 19th 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.