Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Germany
Germany: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 79.97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79.97
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 240 countries
All-time high
79.97
in 2023
All-time low
45.77
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Germany stood at 79.97. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Germany peaked at 79.97 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.77, in 2000.
That places Germany 34th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.77 | — |
| 2001 | 55.29 | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 55.74 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.52 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 64.63 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 65.88 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 70.41 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 73.66 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 75.53 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 75.93 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.12 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.48 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.56 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.77 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.83 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.94 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.3 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.56 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.07 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.88 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 79.11 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.59 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 79.78 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.97 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.97 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 79.97 | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 79.97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.5× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Germany's 79.97 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.94 | 45.77 | 75.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.15 | 76.12 | 78.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.73 | 79.11 | 79.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0401 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0568 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.56 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Germany?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Germany was 79.97 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 79.97 in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.77 in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Germany ranks 34th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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