Share of land area that is protected in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of land area that is protected was 39.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Luxembourg, 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
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Luxembourg is 39.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Luxembourg peaked at 55.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2015.
Luxembourg ranks 19th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 37.3% | — |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | -30.6% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 39.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 1.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 39.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.0% | 32.5% | 51.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 38.7% | 55.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Luxembourg?
- Share of land area that is protected in Luxembourg was 39.1% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2015.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.