Estonia vs Italy: Share of land area that is protected

Estonia

21.6%

in 2025

Italy

21.5%

in 2025

Estonia rank

79th

Italy rank

81st

Share of land area that is protected over time

Estonia
Italy

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 21.6% against 21.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Italy ahead.

Estonia ranks 79th and Italy ranks 81st of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Estonia
Share of land area that is protected in Italy
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of land area that is protected
Unit: % of total land area
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 2,746 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.