Finland vs Ireland: Share of land area that is protected

Finland

13.9%

in 2025

Ireland

14.2%

in 2025

Finland rank

133rd

Ireland rank

130th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Finland
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 14.2% against 13.9% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Finland ranks 133rd and Ireland ranks 130th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Finland
Share of land area that is protected in Ireland
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.