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

18,638 Square kilometre, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland 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.

Poland

123,528 Square kilometre

in 2023

Spain

142,166 Square kilometre

in 2023

Poland rank

4th

Spain rank

2nd

Spain currently reports 142,166 Square kilometre against 123,528 Square kilometre in Poland, a difference of 18,638 Square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 4th and Spain ranks 2nd of 27 countries.

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

Decade	Poland	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2010s	123,388 Square kilometre	141,938 Square kilometre	18,550 Square kilometre	Spain
2020s	123,502 Square kilometre	142,147 Square kilometre	18,644 Square kilometre	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher protected areas, Poland or Spain?: Spain, at 142,166 Square kilometre against 123,528 Square kilometre in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in protected areas between Poland and Spain?: 18,638 Square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Poland and Spain rank globally for protected areas?: Poland ranks 4th 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.