environmental2024
Share of territory designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (core+buffer+transition)
Percent of each country’s land area that lies within UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme Biosphere Reserves (latest list, 2024).
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.8%
Median: 0.1%
Countries Covered
179
with available data
Highest
Spain
9.4%
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Spain9.4%
2France6.8%
3Barbados6.2%
4Portugal6.1%
5Belgium5.7%
By Region
Europe2.5%(32 countries)
South America2.5%(7 countries)
North America1.1%(4 countries)
Oceania0.6%(2 countries)
Africa0.4%(9 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 (9.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.8%)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (100)
Asia (25)
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
Percent of each country’s land area that lies within UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme Biosphere Reserves (latest list, 2024). Source: UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 9.4% |
| 2 | France | 6.8% |
| 3 | Barbados | 6.2% |
| 4 | Portugal | 6.1% |
| 5 | Belgium | 5.7% |
| 6 | Greece | 5.2% |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 4.9% |
| 8 | Argentina | 4.5% |
| 9 | Italy | 4.4% |
| 10 | Denmark | 4.0% |
| 11 | Chile | 3.8% |
| 12 | Estonia | 3.6% |
| 13 | Uruguay | 3.5% |
| 14 | Netherlands | 3.3% |
| 15 | Austria | 3.1% |
| 16 | Hungary | 2.9% |
| 17 | Panama | 2.8% |
| 18 | Honduras | 2.7% |
| 19 | Bolivia | 2.6% |
| 20 | Germany | 2.5% |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 2.4% |
| 22 | Morocco | 2.4% |
| 23 | Ecuador | 2.2% |
| 24 | Mexico | 2.1% |
| 25 | Andorra | 2.1% |
| 26 | Georgia | 2.0% |
| 27 | Slovenia | 2.0% |
| 28 | Switzerland | 2.0% |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 1.9% |
| 30 | Türkiye | 1.9% |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 1.9% |
| 32 | Belize | 1.9% |
| 33 | Armenia | 1.8% |
| 34 | Croatia | 1.7% |
| 35 | Peru | 1.7% |
| 36 | Lithuania | 1.6% |
| 37 | Slovakia | 1.6% |
| 38 | Albania | 1.4% |
| 39 | Belarus | 1.3% |
| 40 | Poland | 1.3% |
| 41 | Sweden | 1.3% |
| 42 | Colombia | 1.2% |
| 43 | Ukraine | 1.2% |
| 44 | Guatemala | 1.1% |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% |
| 46 | Romania | 1.0% |
| 47 | Cuba | 0.9% |
| 48 | Finland | 0.9% |
| 49 | Japan | 0.9% |
| 50 | Latvia | 0.9% |
| 51 | Norway | 0.9% |
| 52 | Serbia | 0.9% |
| 53 | Australia | 0.9% |
| 54 | People's Republic of China | 0.8% |
| 55 | Ireland | 0.8% |
| 56 | Nepal | 0.8% |
| 57 | United States of America | 0.7% |
| 58 | Afghanistan | 0.7% |
| 59 | El Salvador | 0.6% |
| 60 | Venezuela | 0.6% |
| 61 | Canada | 0.5% |
| 62 | India | 0.5% |
| 63 | South Korea | 0.5% |
| 64 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.5% |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 0.5% |
| 66 | Madagascar | 0.4% |
| 67 | Thailand | 0.4% |
| 68 | Tunisia | 0.4% |
| 69 | Brazil | 0.4% |
| 70 | Indonesia | 0.3% |
| 71 | Kenya | 0.3% |
| 72 | Philippines | 0.3% |
| 73 | South Africa | 0.3% |
| 74 | Algeria | 0.3% |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 0.2% |
| 76 | Cameroon | 0.2% |
| 77 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.2% |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% |
| 80 | Malaysia | 0.2% |
| 81 | New Zealand | 0.2% |
| 82 | Nigeria | 0.2% |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0.2% |
| 84 | Vietnam | 0.2% |
| 85 | Angola | 0.2% |
| 86 | Cambodia | 0.1% |
| 87 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.1% |
| 88 | Mongolia | 0.1% |
| 89 | Paraguay | 0.1% |
| 90 | Russian Federation | 0.1% |
| 91 | Uganda | 0.1% |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1% |
| 93 | Myanmar | 0.0% |
| 94 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 95 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 96 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 97 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 98 | Chad | 0.0% |
| 99 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 100 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 101 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 102 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 103 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 0.0% |
| 107 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 108 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 109 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 110 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 111 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 112 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 113 | Ghana | 0.0% |
| 114 | Guinea | 0.0% |
| 115 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 116 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 117 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 118 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 119 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 120 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% |
| 121 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 122 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 123 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 124 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% |
| 125 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 126 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 127 | Liberia | 0.0% |
| 128 | Libya | 0.0% |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 130 | Malawi | 0.0% |
| 131 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 132 | Mali | 0.0% |
| 133 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 134 | Mauritania | 0.0% |
| 135 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 136 | Monaco | 0.0% |
| 137 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 138 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 139 | Mozambique | 0.0% |
| 140 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 141 | Namibia | 0.0% |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 144 | Niger | 0.0% |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 148 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 149 | Rwanda | 0.0% |
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 151 | Senegal | 0.0% |
| 152 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 154 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 155 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% |
| 157 | South Sudan | 0.0% |
| 158 | Sudan | 0.0% |
| 159 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 160 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 161 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 163 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 167 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 168 | Egypt | 0.0% |
| 169 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0% |
| 170 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% |
| 172 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 173 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 174 | Zambia | 0.0% |
| 175 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 176 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 177 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 178 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
Showing 179 of 179 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme (2024).
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