Protected areas as a share of total territorial area reached 17.6% in 2014 in the European Union, according to Faostat. This is 12.4% less than in the previous year.
Historically, protected areas as a share of total territorial area in the European Union reached an all time high of 25.1% in 2010 and an all time low of 10.2% in 1991.
European Union has been ranked within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of protected areas as a share of total territorial area.
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