* Corresponds to the total number of Protected Natural Areas in Spain up to December 2020. (The National Parks of Picos de Europa and Sierra de Guadarrama, which extend across several autonomous communities, are counted once in each of them).
** General State Administration.
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2023 Protected natural area by autonomous community in Spain.
This statistic presents the area of protected natural spaces in Spain as of December 2023, broken down by autonomous community. At that date, more than *** million hectares of Catalan territory, both marine and terrestrial, were protected. Only Andalusia had a larger protected area among the autonomous communities.
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MITECO. (March 2, 2024). Total area of protected natural spaces in Spain as of December 2023, by autonomous community (in thousands of hectares) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1648397/surface-area-of-protected-natural-areas-by-autonomous-community-spain/
MITECO. "Total area of protected natural spaces in Spain as of December 2023, by autonomous community (in thousands of hectares)." Chart. March 2, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1648397/surface-area-of-protected-natural-areas-by-autonomous-community-spain/
MITECO. (2024). Total area of protected natural spaces in Spain as of December 2023, by autonomous community (in thousands of hectares). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1648397/surface-area-of-protected-natural-areas-by-autonomous-community-spain/
MITECO. "Total Area of Protected Natural Spaces in Spain as of December 2023, by Autonomous Community (in Thousands of Hectares)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Mar 2024, /statistics/1648397/surface-area-of-protected-natural-areas-by-autonomous-community-spain/
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Total area of protected natural spaces in Spain as of December 2023, by autonomous community (in thousands of hectares) [Graph], MITECO, March 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1648397/surface-area-of-protected-natural-areas-by-autonomous-community-spain/
