Share of land area that is protected in Monaco
Monaco: Share of land area that is protected was 20.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land area that is protected in Monaco, 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
Monaco recorded 20.9% for share of land area that is protected in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Monaco peaked at 33.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2021.
Monaco ranks 86th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Monaco, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23.0% | — |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -69.3% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +104.9% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 20.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 97% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 20.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.8% | 23.0% | 33.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 10.2% | 33.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
More reference data data for Monaco
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 96.6% (2024)
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 30.1% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 94.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Monaco?
- Share of land area that is protected in Monaco was 20.9% 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 Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2021.
- How does Monaco rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Monaco ranks 86th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Monaco 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.