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Wetlands area (% of total land area)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2017; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3.0%
Median: 0.9%
Countries Covered
222
with available data
Highest
Barbados
63.1%
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Barbados63.1%
2Bangladesh57.7%
3Virgin Islands, British29.3%
4Republic of the Congo26.8%
5South Sudan21.2%
By Region
Oceania6.2%(2 countries)
Asia4.6%(26 countries)
North America3.2%(3 countries)
Other3.1%(147 countries)
South America2.8%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (63.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.0%)
Oceania (2)
Asia (26)
North America (3)
Other (147)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Europe (28)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2017; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 63.1% |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 57.7% |
| 3 | Virgin Islands, British | 29.3% |
| 4 | Republic of the Congo | 26.8% |
| 5 | South Sudan | 21.2% |
| 6 | Cambodia | 16.6% |
| 7 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 16.4% |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 14.5% |
| 9 | Guam | 13.7% |
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 13.4% |
| 11 | Vietnam | 12.6% |
| 12 | Seychelles | 11.5% |
| 13 | Indonesia | 10.3% |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.1% |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 9.0% |
| 16 | Venezuela | 8.8% |
| 17 | Paraguay | 8.8% |
| 18 | Australia | 8.0% |
| 19 | Zambia | 7.8% |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 7.8% |
| 21 | Belize | 7.7% |
| 22 | United States of America | 7.4% |
| 23 | Bahamas | 7.1% |
| 24 | New Caledonia | 7.0% |
| 25 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.7% |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | 6.5% |
| 27 | Bolivia | 6.5% |
| 28 | Guyana | 6.1% |
| 29 | Thailand | 5.6% |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 5.6% |
| 31 | Pakistan | 5.5% |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.1% |
| 33 | Colombia | 5.1% |
| 34 | Suriname | 5.1% |
| 35 | Ireland | 4.9% |
| 36 | Angola | 4.8% |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 4.8% |
| 38 | Nigeria | 4.6% |
| 39 | New Zealand | 4.4% |
| 40 | Argentina | 4.4% |
| 41 | Honduras | 4.2% |
| 42 | Estonia | 4.2% |
| 43 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 4.1% |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.1% |
| 45 | Ghana | 4.0% |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 3.9% |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 3.8% |
| 48 | Philippines | 3.5% |
| 49 | Uganda | 3.3% |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.3% |
| 51 | Botswana | 3.1% |
| 52 | Benin | 3.0% |
| 53 | Peru | 3.0% |
| 54 | Madagascar | 2.9% |
| 55 | Cameroon | 2.9% |
| 56 | Cuba | 2.9% |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 2.8% |
| 58 | Latvia | 2.8% |
| 59 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.8% |
| 60 | Norway | 2.8% |
| 61 | India | 2.7% |
| 62 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.6% |
| 63 | Liberia | 2.6% |
| 64 | Brazil | 2.5% |
| 65 | Egypt | 2.4% |
| 66 | Gabon | 2.3% |
| 67 | Israel | 2.3% |
| 68 | Singapore | 2.3% |
| 69 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.2% |
| 70 | Rwanda | 2.2% |
| 71 | Isle of Man | 2.2% |
| 72 | Malawi | 2.1% |
| 73 | French Guiana | 2.0% |
| 74 | Tonga | 2.0% |
| 75 | Myanmar | 2.0% |
| 76 | Malaysia | 2.0% |
| 77 | Tunisia | 1.9% |
| 78 | Mozambique | 1.8% |
| 79 | Mauritius | 1.8% |
| 80 | Guinea | 1.8% |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8% |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 1.8% |
| 83 | Chile | 1.7% |
| 84 | Haiti | 1.6% |
| 85 | Uruguay | 1.6% |
| 86 | Mali | 1.5% |
| 87 | Senegal | 1.5% |
| 88 | Fiji | 1.5% |
| 89 | Mexico | 1.5% |
| 90 | Romania | 1.5% |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.4% |
| 92 | Ecuador | 1.3% |
| 93 | Timor-Leste | 1.3% |
| 94 | Chad | 1.3% |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 1.2% |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 1.1% |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 1.1% |
| 98 | Lebanon | 1.1% |
| 99 | Sudan | 1.1% |
| 100 | Togo | 1.1% |
| 101 | Anguilla | 1.1% |
| 102 | Lithuania | 1.0% |
| 103 | Liechtenstein | 1.0% |
| 104 | Iceland | 0.9% |
| 105 | Eswatini | 0.9% |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% |
| 107 | Burundi | 0.9% |
| 108 | Denmark | 0.9% |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% |
| 110 | Ukraine | 0.9% |
| 111 | Central African Republic | 0.9% |
| 112 | Guadeloupe | 0.9% |
| 113 | Andorra | 0.9% |
| 114 | Iraq | 0.9% |
| 115 | Japan | 0.9% |
| 116 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.8% |
| 117 | Nepal | 0.8% |
| 118 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8% |
| 119 | Cyprus | 0.8% |
| 120 | Jamaica | 0.8% |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 0.8% |
| 122 | Kenya | 0.7% |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% |
| 124 | Panama | 0.7% |
| 125 | Hungary | 0.7% |
| 126 | Poland | 0.7% |
| 127 | People's Republic of China | 0.7% |
| 128 | Guatemala | 0.7% |
| 129 | American Samoa | 0.7% |
| 130 | Montserrat | 0.6% |
| 131 | Namibia | 0.6% |
| 132 | Reunion | 0.6% |
| 133 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6% |
| 134 | Greenland | 0.6% |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 0.6% |
| 136 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.5% |
| 137 | Montenegro | 0.5% |
| 138 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5% |
| 139 | South Africa | 0.5% |
| 140 | Dominica | 0.4% |
| 141 | Hong Kong | 0.4% |
| 142 | Jersey | 0.4% |
| 143 | Somalia | 0.4% |
| 144 | Martinique | 0.4% |
| 145 | Morocco | 0.4% |
| 146 | Switzerland | 0.3% |
| 147 | Croatia | 0.3% |
| 148 | France | 0.3% |
| 149 | El Salvador | 0.3% |
| 150 | Italy | 0.3% |
| 151 | Eritrea | 0.3% |
| 152 | Macao | 0.3% |
| 153 | Saint Helena | 0.3% |
| 154 | Türkiye | 0.3% |
| 155 | French Polynesia | 0.3% |
| 156 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.3% |
| 157 | Portugal | 0.3% |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 0.3% |
| 160 | Austria | 0.3% |
| 161 | Mayotte | 0.2% |
| 162 | Aruba | 0.2% |
| 163 | Niger | 0.2% |
| 164 | Bulgaria | 0.2% |
| 165 | Mauritania | 0.2% |
| 166 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.2% |
| 167 | Spain | 0.2% |
| 168 | Kuwait | 0.2% |
| 169 | Bahrain | 0.2% |
| 170 | Belgium | 0.2% |
| 171 | Djibouti | 0.2% |
| 172 | North Korea | 0.2% |
| 173 | Slovenia | 0.2% |
| 174 | Czech Republic | 0.2% |
| 175 | Greece | 0.2% |
| 176 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% |
| 177 | Samoa | 0.2% |
| 178 | Yemen | 0.2% |
| 179 | Serbia | 0.2% |
| 180 | Slovakia | 0.2% |
| 181 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0.2% |
| 182 | Guernsey | 0.1% |
| 183 | Algeria | 0.1% |
| 184 | Georgia | 0.1% |
| 185 | Mongolia | 0.1% |
| 186 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% |
| 187 | Comoros | 0.1% |
| 188 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 189 | Qatar | 0.1% |
| 190 | Armenia | 0.1% |
| 191 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% |
| 193 | Bhutan | 0.1% |
| 194 | Jordan | 0.1% |
| 195 | Libya | 0.1% |
| 196 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% |
| 197 | Western Sahara | 0.0% |
| 198 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 199 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 200 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 201 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 202 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 203 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 204 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 205 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 206 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
| 208 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 209 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.0% |
| 210 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 211 | Monaco | 0.0% |
| 212 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 213 | Niue | 0.0% |
| 214 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 215 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 216 | Palau | 0.0% |
| 217 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 218 | San Marino | 0.0% |
| 219 | Tokelau | 0.0% |
| 220 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 221 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% |
| 222 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2017).
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