Share of land area that is protected in Austria
Austria: Share of land area that is protected was 29.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Austria, 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
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Austria stood at 29.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Austria peaked at 29.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2013.
That places Austria 39th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24.0% | — |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 29.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 1.4× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Austria's 29.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.6% | 24.0% | 28.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 29.1% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 36 Brazil 30.6% compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 30.6% compare
- 38 Japan 29.7% compare
- 40 Mozambique 29.5% compare
- 41 Malta 29.0% compare
- 41 North Macedonia 29.0% compare
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Austria?
- Share of land area that is protected in Austria was 29.6% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Austria ranks 39th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.