Share of land area that is protected in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Share of land area that is protected was 44.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein stood at 44.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Liechtenstein peaked at 44.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2017.
That places Liechtenstein 5th out of 213 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.5% | 11.9% | 42.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 42.6% | 44.8% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Democracy 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Liechtenstein?
- Share of land area that is protected in Liechtenstein was 44.8% 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2017.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Liechtenstein ranks 5th out of 213 regions with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.