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SaveOnEnergy.com/uk can reveal that Luxembourg is the European country with the highest percentage of protected land at 75.9%.

Over the past year, people around the world have had more time to explore nature and be outdoors, but which country does the best job at protecting their natural sites?

SaveOnEnergy.com/uk analysed almost 80,000 nationally protected terrestrial areas in Europe, calculating the percentage of protected space per country, to discover who makes the biggest attempt to preserve their natural terrene.

The countries with the largest percent of protected nature:

Country	Total National Designated Protected Area (km)	Number of Designated Protected Areas	% of National Land Protected
#1	Luxembourg	1,963	134	75.9%
#2	Slovenia	14,611	1,891	72.1%
#3	Malta	206	250	65.1%
#4	Cyprus	5,141	57	55.6%
#5	Liechtenstein	73	44	45.5%
#6	Netherlands	18,368	182	44.2%
#7	United Kingdom	88,135	9,032	36.3%
#8	Austria	27,821	1,222	33.2%
#9	Poland	102,841	2,043	32.9%
#10	Germany	111,356	17,654	31.2%

SaveOnEnergy.com/uk can reveal that Luxembourg is the European country with the highest percentage of protected land at 75.9%. Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe (2,586 km2), and is home to just 134 designated areas, but with these areas covering 1,963 km2 they take first place.

In second place is Slovenia, with 72.1% of their country’s nature being protected, the country has a whopping 1,891 designated areas.

Malta has the third-highest percentage of protected terrestrial land in Europe. Covering 65.1% of their land, there are 250 sites for locals to enjoy such as Għar Dalam cave, Maqluba and Mdina.

Cyprus comes fourth with 57 designated areas and 55.6% of land protected, followed by Liechtenstein with 44 designated areas and 45.5% of the country protected by legislation.

The countries with the smallest percent of protected nature:

Country	Total National Designated Protected Area (km)	Number of Designated Protected Areas	% of National Land Protected
#1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,922	40	3.8%
#2	Romania	13,980	943	5.9%
#3	Serbia	6,490	377	7.3%
#4	Belgium	2,596	1,494	8.5%
#4	Portugal	7,855	170	8.5%
#6	North Macedonia	2,297	74	8.9%
#7	Hungary	8,485	311	9.1%
#8	Italy	31,485	836	10.4%
#9	Sweden	50,813	15,254	11.3%
#10	Latvia	7,690	671	11.9%

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