Share of land area that is protected in Andorra
Andorra: Share of land area that is protected was 27.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Andorra, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Andorra recorded 27.3% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Andorra peaked at 27.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2013.
Andorra ranks 52nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Andorra, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.2% | — |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +97.8% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
Andorra compared with similar countries
- Andorra's 27.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 1.3× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Andorra's 27.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.4% | 9.2% | 26.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.7% | 27.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Andorra
More reference data data for Andorra
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -9.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Andorra?
- Share of land area that is protected in Andorra was 27.3% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Andorra?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Andorra?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2013.
- How does Andorra rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Andorra ranks 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Andorra?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Andorra data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.