Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Austria

Protected areas in Austria in 2025 — 29.6%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 5.6 pp.

2025 29.6% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 30of 213
Period maximum 29.6%2024
Period minimum 24%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Austria, 2013–20252426283020132015201720192021202320252013: 24%2014: 28.3%2015: 28.4%2016: 27.6%2017: 28.4%2018: 28.4%2019: 28.4%2020: 29.1%2021: 29.3%2022: 29.5%2023: 29.5%2024: 29.6%2025: 29.6%
Change over the period: +5.6 pp Annual average: 0.47 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria

Austria 29.6%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.6 +0 pp
2024 29.6 +0.1 pp
2023 29.5 +0 pp
2022 29.5 +0.2 pp
2021 29.3 +0.2 pp
2020 29.1 +0.7 pp
2019 28.4 +0 pp
2018 28.4 +0 pp
2017 28.4 +0.8 pp
2016 27.6 −0.8 pp
2015 28.4 +0.1 pp
2014 28.3 +4.3 pp
2013 24

Western Europe, 2025

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About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.