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Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) — series 3

Name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) — series 3
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, % of total land area, terrestrial, protected, areas, total, land, area, series

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•213 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

18.9% of total land area

Median: 17.0% of total land area

Countries Covered

213

with available data

Highest

Seychelles

68.1% of total land area

Lowest

Somalia

0.0% of total land area

Top 5 Countries

1Seychelles68.1% of total land area

2New Caledonia59.6% of total land area

3Venezuela56.8% of total land area

4Bhutan51.6% of total land area

5Liechtenstein44.8% of total land area

By Region

Oceania27.7% of total land area(2 countries)

Europe25.6% of total land area(32 countries)

Other18.6% of total land area(133 countries)

South America18.2% of total land area(7 countries)

North America15.3% of total land area(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of total land area)High (68.1% of total land area)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.9% of total land area)

Oceania (2)

Europe (32)

Other (133)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Asia (26)

Africa (9)

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 2025; 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	Seychelles	68.1% of total land area
2	New Caledonia	59.6% of total land area
3	Venezuela	56.8% of total land area
4	Bhutan	51.6% of total land area
5	Liechtenstein	44.8% of total land area
6	Bulgaria	44.3% of total land area
7	Turks and Caicos Islands	43.5% of total land area
8	Guinea	42.6% of total land area
9	Hong Kong	42.0% of total land area
10	Greenland	41.9% of total land area
11	Zambia	41.3% of total land area
12	Slovenia	40.4% of total land area
13	Namibia	39.9% of total land area
14	United Republic of Tanzania	39.9% of total land area
15	Brunei Darussalam	39.9% of total land area
16	Cambodia	39.8% of total land area
17	Poland	39.6% of total land area
18	Germany	39.2% of total land area
19	Luxembourg	39.1% of total land area
20	Armenia	38.9% of total land area
21	Cyprus	38.6% of total land area
22	Croatia	38.4% of total land area
23	Slovakia	37.5% of total land area
24	Belize	37.3% of total land area
25	Republic of the Congo	36.6% of total land area
26	Benin	36.1% of total land area
27	Greece	35.0% of total land area
28	Bahamas	34.6% of total land area
29	Comoros	33.7% of total land area
30	New Zealand	33.4% of total land area
31	Sao Tome and Principe	31.7% of total land area
32	Palau	31.4% of total land area
33	Panama	31.4% of total land area
34	Bolivia	30.9% of total land area
35	Sri Lanka	30.8% of total land area
36	Trinidad and Tobago	30.6% of total land area
37	Brazil	30.6% of total land area
38	Japan	29.7% of total land area
39	Austria	29.6% of total land area
40	Mozambique	29.5% of total land area
41	Malta	29.0% of total land area
42	The Republic of North Macedonia	29.0% of total land area
43	Oman	28.9% of total land area
44	France	28.8% of total land area
45	United Kingdom	28.4% of total land area
46	Zimbabwe	28.3% of total land area
47	Spain	28.1% of total land area
48	Togo	27.9% of total land area
49	Israel	27.6% of total land area
50	Botswana	27.6% of total land area
51	Senegal	27.5% of total land area
52	Andorra	27.3% of total land area
53	Gibraltar	27.0% of total land area
54	Aruba	26.9% of total land area
55	Costa Rica	26.6% of total land area
56	Dominican Republic	26.3% of total land area
57	Guinea-Bissau	26.2% of total land area
58	Romania	24.6% of total land area
59	Ecuador	23.8% of total land area
60	Nepal	23.6% of total land area
61	Albania	23.6% of total land area
62	Lesotho	23.4% of total land area
63	Malawi	23.1% of total land area
64	Honduras	23.0% of total land area
65	Portugal	23.0% of total land area
66	Kiribati	22.9% of total land area
67	Cote d'Ivoire	22.9% of total land area
68	Netherlands	22.9% of total land area
69	Georgia	22.8% of total land area
70	Gabon	22.6% of total land area
71	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	22.6% of total land area
72	Tajikistan	22.6% of total land area
73	Hungary	22.3% of total land area
74	Montenegro	22.2% of total land area
75	Peru	22.1% of total land area
76	Azerbaijan	22.1% of total land area
77	Australia	22.0% of total land area
78	Czech Republic	21.9% of total land area
79	Chile	21.6% of total land area
80	Estonia	21.6% of total land area
81	Italy	21.5% of total land area
82	Dominica	21.4% of total land area
83	Nicaragua	21.2% of total land area
84	Chad	21.0% of total land area
85	Niger	21.0% of total land area
86	Iceland	20.9% of total land area
87	Monaco	20.9% of total land area
88	Tuvalu	20.2% of total land area
89	Guatemala	20.1% of total land area
90	Jamaica	19.9% of total land area
91	Mongolia	19.8% of total land area
92	United Arab Emirates	19.2% of total land area
93	Pakistan	19.1% of total land area
94	Equatorial Guinea	19.0% of total land area
95	Lao People's Democratic Republic	18.8% of total land area
96	Latvia	18.8% of total land area
97	Saudi Arabia	18.5% of total land area
98	Thailand	18.4% of total land area
99	Saint Lucia	18.2% of total land area
100	Lithuania	18.0% of total land area
101	Norway	17.8% of total land area
102	South Korea	17.7% of total land area
103	Cape Verde	17.6% of total land area
104	Colombia	17.2% of total land area
105	Kuwait	17.1% of total land area
106	Ukraine	17.1% of total land area
107	Ethiopia	17.0% of total land area
108	Saint Kitts and Nevis	16.9% of total land area
109	Burkina Faso	16.8% of total land area
110	Curaçao	16.5% of total land area
111	Antigua and Barbuda	16.5% of total land area
112	Denmark	16.4% of total land area
113	American Samoa	16.4% of total land area
114	Belgium	16.4% of total land area
115	Marshall Islands	16.1% of total land area
116	Timor-Leste	16.1% of total land area
117	Uganda	16.1% of total land area
118	Philippines	16.0% of total land area
119	Sweden	15.8% of total land area
120	People's Republic of China	15.6% of total land area
121	Cuba	15.6% of total land area
122	Qatar	15.6% of total land area
123	South Sudan	15.4% of total land area
124	Ghana	15.3% of total land area
125	Mexico	15.3% of total land area
126	Democratic Republic of the Congo	14.9% of total land area
127	Paraguay	14.9% of total land area
128	Central African Republic	14.8% of total land area
129	Suriname	14.8% of total land area
130	Ireland	14.2% of total land area
131	Uzbekistan	14.1% of total land area
132	Serbia	14.0% of total land area
133	Finland	13.9% of total land area
134	Kenya	13.9% of total land area
135	Nigeria	13.9% of total land area
136	Malaysia	13.3% of total land area
137	Tonga	13.3% of total land area
138	Virgin Islands, U.S.	13.3% of total land area
139	Egypt	13.1% of total land area
140	Lebanon	13.0% of total land area
141	Canada	12.9% of total land area
142	United States of America	12.9% of total land area
143	Madagascar	12.8% of total land area
144	Sierra Leone	12.6% of total land area
145	Switzerland	12.5% of total land area
146	Indonesia	12.0% of total land area
147	Bahrain	11.7% of total land area
148	Moldova, Republic of	11.5% of total land area
149	Russian Federation	11.5% of total land area
150	Cameroon	11.0% of total land area
151	Angola	10.8% of total land area
152	Virgin Islands, British	10.5% of total land area
153	Kazakhstan	10.1% of total land area
154	State of Palestine	10.0% of total land area
155	South Africa	9.6% of total land area
156	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9.5% of total land area
157	Saint Martin (French part)	9.3% of total land area
158	Belarus	9.2% of total land area
159	Rwanda	9.1% of total land area
160	Cayman Islands	8.8% of total land area
161	Grenada	8.8% of total land area
162	Argentina	8.8% of total land area
163	Haiti	8.6% of total land area
164	Guyana	8.4% of total land area
165	El Salvador	8.3% of total land area
166	Tunisia	7.9% of total land area
167	Samoa	7.9% of total land area
168	Islamic Republic of Iran	7.8% of total land area
169	Republic of The Gambia	7.7% of total land area
170	India	7.7% of total land area
171	Burundi	7.6% of total land area
172	Vietnam	7.6% of total land area
173	Mali	7.5% of total land area
174	Türkiye	7.0% of total land area
175	Kyrgyzstan	6.8% of total land area
176	Myanmar	6.7% of total land area
177	Puerto Rico	6.6% of total land area
178	French Polynesia	5.6% of total land area
179	Jordan	5.4% of total land area
180	Mauritius	5.0% of total land area
181	Vanuatu	4.8% of total land area
182	Algeria	4.7% of total land area
183	Singapore	4.6% of total land area
184	Isle of Man	4.6% of total land area
185	Turkmenistan	4.3% of total land area
186	Guam	4.2% of total land area
187	Eswatini	4.2% of total land area
188	Bangladesh	4.2% of total land area
189	Liberia	4.0% of total land area
190	Fiji	3.9% of total land area
191	Papua New Guinea	3.7% of total land area
192	Afghanistan	3.6% of total land area
193	Uruguay	3.1% of total land area
194	Maldives	3.0% of total land area
195	Northern Mariana Islands	2.8% of total land area
196	Sudan	2.8% of total land area
197	Faroe Islands	2.4% of total land area
198	North Korea	2.4% of total land area
199	Solomon Islands	2.4% of total land area
200	Bermuda	2.3% of total land area
201	Morocco	2.1% of total land area
202	Djibouti	1.6% of total land area
203	Iraq	1.5% of total land area
204	Yemen	1.1% of total land area
205	Barbados	1.1% of total land area
206	Syrian Arab Republic	0.7% of total land area
207	Mauritania	0.6% of total land area
208	Libya	0.1% of total land area
209	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	0.1% of total land area
210	Eritrea	0.0% of total land area
211	Nauru	0.0% of total land area
212	Micronesia, Federated States of	0.0% of total land area
213	Somalia	0.0% of total land area

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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