environmental2024
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
43.3%
Median: 42.2%
Countries Covered
179
with available data
Highest
Equatorial Guinea
100.0%
Lowest
Bahrain
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Equatorial Guinea100.0%
2Gabon99.9%
3Bulgaria99.7%
4Malta98.9%
5Cote d'Ivoire97.9%
By Region
Europe78.1%(25 countries)
Oceania56.6%(2 countries)
South America51.3%(7 countries)
North America47.5%(4 countries)
Africa45.6%(8 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 (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 43.3%)
Europe (25)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (8)
Other (110)
Asia (23)
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 2024; 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 | Equatorial Guinea | 100.0% |
| 2 | Gabon | 99.9% |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 99.7% |
| 4 | Malta | 98.9% |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 97.9% |
| 6 | Estonia | 97.7% |
| 7 | Belgium | 96.8% |
| 8 | Liberia | 96.7% |
| 9 | Martinique | 96.7% |
| 10 | Latvia | 96.1% |
| 11 | Netherlands | 96.0% |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 92.3% |
| 13 | Mayotte | 91.6% |
| 14 | Poland | 90.1% |
| 15 | Reunion | 90.0% |
| 16 | Saint Martin (French part) | 89.1% |
| 17 | Romania | 88.6% |
| 18 | Greece | 88.2% |
| 19 | Denmark | 86.4% |
| 20 | Spain | 85.9% |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 85.4% |
| 22 | Guadeloupe | 85.3% |
| 23 | Croatia | 84.6% |
| 24 | Lithuania | 83.5% |
| 25 | Ireland | 83.2% |
| 26 | Namibia | 83.0% |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 81.1% |
| 28 | France | 80.9% |
| 29 | Germany | 79.7% |
| 30 | Italy | 78.3% |
| 31 | Ukraine | 76.3% |
| 32 | Montenegro | 75.6% |
| 33 | Algeria | 74.5% |
| 34 | Suriname | 74.2% |
| 35 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 74.0% |
| 36 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 73.5% |
| 37 | Brazil | 72.4% |
| 38 | Palau | 72.3% |
| 39 | Seychelles | 71.9% |
| 40 | Portugal | 70.8% |
| 41 | Cuba | 70.1% |
| 42 | Guinea | 69.3% |
| 43 | American Samoa | 69.2% |
| 44 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 67.2% |
| 45 | New Caledonia | 66.5% |
| 46 | Japan | 66.4% |
| 47 | Australia | 66.2% |
| 48 | Angola | 65.9% |
| 49 | Mexico | 64.3% |
| 50 | Jersey | 64.1% |
| 51 | South Africa | 63.0% |
| 52 | Slovenia | 62.3% |
| 53 | Finland | 60.9% |
| 54 | Sweden | 60.8% |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 60.2% |
| 56 | Qatar | 60.0% |
| 57 | Venezuela | 59.4% |
| 58 | Colombia | 59.3% |
| 59 | Morocco | 56.6% |
| 60 | Republic of the Congo | 55.6% |
| 61 | Norway | 55.1% |
| 62 | Saint Helena | 54.8% |
| 63 | French Guiana | 54.3% |
| 64 | Samoa | 54.2% |
| 65 | United Republic of Tanzania | 54.1% |
| 66 | Uruguay | 53.8% |
| 67 | Cook Islands | 52.2% |
| 68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51.7% |
| 69 | Cambodia | 51.0% |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 50.9% |
| 71 | Peru | 50.9% |
| 72 | Oman | 50.8% |
| 73 | Ecuador | 50.7% |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.7% |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 50.0% |
| 76 | Cyprus | 49.8% |
| 77 | Guatemala | 49.1% |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 48.3% |
| 79 | Sudan | 48.0% |
| 80 | Mozambique | 47.2% |
| 81 | New Zealand | 47.1% |
| 82 | Philippines | 46.6% |
| 83 | El Salvador | 46.6% |
| 84 | Curaçao | 44.8% |
| 85 | Egypt | 44.4% |
| 86 | Thailand | 44.0% |
| 87 | Kuwait | 44.0% |
| 88 | Argentina | 43.6% |
| 89 | South Korea | 43.0% |
| 90 | Canada | 42.2% |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 41.4% |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 41.2% |
| 93 | Honduras | 41.0% |
| 94 | Kenya | 40.7% |
| 95 | Panama | 40.3% |
| 96 | Republic of The Gambia | 40.3% |
| 97 | Tunisia | 40.3% |
| 98 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 40.3% |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 38.6% |
| 100 | Puerto Rico | 38.2% |
| 101 | Mauritania | 37.2% |
| 102 | Senegal | 36.7% |
| 103 | Georgia | 36.3% |
| 104 | Northern Mariana Islands | 36.1% |
| 105 | United States of America | 34.3% |
| 106 | Belize | 34.3% |
| 107 | Kiribati | 32.9% |
| 108 | Hong Kong | 32.5% |
| 109 | Yemen | 32.4% |
| 110 | Gibraltar | 32.2% |
| 111 | Jamaica | 31.6% |
| 112 | Cayman Islands | 31.5% |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 30.7% |
| 114 | Grenada | 30.2% |
| 115 | Bahamas | 30.2% |
| 116 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30.0% |
| 117 | Greenland | 29.7% |
| 118 | Chile | 28.5% |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.3% |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 26.3% |
| 121 | Indonesia | 25.9% |
| 122 | Isle of Man | 25.4% |
| 123 | Haiti | 24.6% |
| 124 | Vietnam | 24.5% |
| 125 | Aruba | 23.9% |
| 126 | Anguilla | 23.2% |
| 127 | Russian Federation | 22.7% |
| 128 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 22.3% |
| 129 | Madagascar | 21.2% |
| 130 | Malaysia | 19.7% |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 19.6% |
| 132 | Ghana | 19.6% |
| 133 | Myanmar | 19.2% |
| 134 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 18.3% |
| 135 | Tonga | 17.6% |
| 136 | Faroe Islands | 16.7% |
| 137 | Fiji | 16.6% |
| 138 | Iceland | 16.1% |
| 139 | Israel | 15.1% |
| 140 | Pakistan | 14.6% |
| 141 | Comoros | 13.7% |
| 142 | Mauritius | 11.1% |
| 143 | Guernsey | 11.0% |
| 144 | Lebanon | 10.8% |
| 145 | Montserrat | 9.0% |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.5% |
| 147 | Marshall Islands | 7.9% |
| 148 | People's Republic of China | 7.0% |
| 149 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.4% |
| 150 | Virgin Islands, British | 6.1% |
| 151 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.5% |
| 152 | India | 4.2% |
| 153 | Türkiye | 3.8% |
| 154 | Guam | 3.5% |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 3.3% |
| 156 | Singapore | 3.3% |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 3.2% |
| 158 | Barbados | 2.9% |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 1.9% |
| 160 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.7% |
| 161 | Bermuda | 1.7% |
| 162 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 163 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 164 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 165 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 166 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 167 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 168 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 169 | Libya | 0.0% |
| 170 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 171 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 172 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 173 | Nigeria | 0.0% |
| 174 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 175 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 176 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 177 | Tokelau | 0.0% |
| 178 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% |
| 179 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
Showing 179 of 179 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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