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Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
18.6%
Median: 16.9%
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
Seychelles
68.1%
Lowest
Somalia
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Seychelles68.1%
2New Caledonia59.6%
3Venezuela56.8%
4Bhutan51.6%
5Liechtenstein44.8%
By Region
Oceania27.7%(2 countries)
Europe25.6%(32 countries)
Other18.3%(133 countries)
South America18.2%(7 countries)
North America15.3%(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%)High (68.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.6%)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 68.1% |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 59.6% |
| 3 | Venezuela | 56.8% |
| 4 | Bhutan | 51.6% |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 44.8% |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 44.3% |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 43.5% |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 42.0% |
| 9 | Greenland | 41.9% |
| 10 | Zambia | 41.3% |
| 11 | Slovenia | 40.5% |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 40.0% |
| 13 | Namibia | 39.9% |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam | 39.9% |
| 15 | Cambodia | 39.8% |
| 16 | Poland | 39.6% |
| 17 | Germany | 39.3% |
| 18 | Armenia | 38.9% |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 38.7% |
| 20 | Cyprus | 38.6% |
| 21 | Croatia | 38.4% |
| 22 | Guinea | 37.6% |
| 23 | Slovakia | 37.5% |
| 24 | Belize | 37.3% |
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 36.8% |
| 26 | Greece | 35.0% |
| 27 | Bahamas | 34.6% |
| 28 | Comoros | 33.7% |
| 29 | New Zealand | 33.4% |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.7% |
| 31 | Palau | 31.4% |
| 32 | Panama | 31.4% |
| 33 | Bolivia | 30.9% |
| 34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.6% |
| 35 | Brazil | 30.6% |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 30.0% |
| 37 | Benin | 29.7% |
| 38 | Austria | 29.6% |
| 39 | Japan | 29.5% |
| 40 | Mozambique | 29.5% |
| 41 | Botswana | 29.1% |
| 42 | Malta | 28.9% |
| 43 | France | 28.6% |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 28.4% |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 28.3% |
| 46 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 28.2% |
| 47 | Spain | 28.1% |
| 48 | Togo | 28.1% |
| 49 | Israel | 27.6% |
| 50 | Andorra | 27.3% |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 26.5% |
| 52 | Gibraltar | 26.4% |
| 53 | Senegal | 26.3% |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 26.2% |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.2% |
| 56 | Romania | 24.6% |
| 57 | Ecuador | 23.6% |
| 58 | Nepal | 23.6% |
| 59 | Albania | 23.6% |
| 60 | Honduras | 23.4% |
| 61 | Lesotho | 23.4% |
| 62 | Malawi | 23.1% |
| 63 | Kiribati | 22.9% |
| 64 | Netherlands | 22.9% |
| 65 | Georgia | 22.8% |
| 66 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.8% |
| 67 | Portugal | 22.8% |
| 68 | Gabon | 22.7% |
| 69 | Hungary | 22.6% |
| 70 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.6% |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 22.6% |
| 72 | Peru | 22.5% |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 22.1% |
| 74 | Estonia | 22.0% |
| 75 | Oman | 22.0% |
| 76 | Australia | 22.0% |
| 77 | Czech Republic | 21.9% |
| 78 | Montenegro | 21.7% |
| 79 | Chile | 21.6% |
| 80 | Italy | 21.6% |
| 81 | Dominica | 21.4% |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 21.2% |
| 83 | Chad | 21.0% |
| 84 | Iceland | 20.9% |
| 85 | Monaco | 20.9% |
| 86 | Tuvalu | 20.2% |
| 87 | Guatemala | 20.1% |
| 88 | Jamaica | 19.9% |
| 89 | Mongolia | 19.8% |
| 90 | Aruba | 19.7% |
| 91 | Pakistan | 19.2% |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates | 19.2% |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.0% |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 18.8% |
| 95 | Latvia | 18.5% |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 18.5% |
| 97 | Thailand | 18.4% |
| 98 | Niger | 18.2% |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 18.2% |
| 100 | Lithuania | 17.8% |
| 101 | Norway | 17.8% |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 17.6% |
| 103 | South Korea | 17.4% |
| 104 | Kuwait | 17.1% |
| 105 | Colombia | 17.0% |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 17.0% |
| 107 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.9% |
| 108 | Ukraine | 16.8% |
| 109 | Curaçao | 16.7% |
| 110 | Marshall Islands | 16.6% |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 16.5% |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.5% |
| 113 | American Samoa | 16.4% |
| 114 | Belgium | 16.3% |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | 16.1% |
| 116 | Uganda | 16.1% |
| 117 | Philippines | 16.0% |
| 118 | Denmark | 15.8% |
| 119 | People's Republic of China | 15.6% |
| 120 | Cuba | 15.6% |
| 121 | Qatar | 15.6% |
| 122 | Sweden | 15.5% |
| 123 | South Sudan | 15.4% |
| 124 | Mexico | 15.3% |
| 125 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.9% |
| 126 | Paraguay | 14.9% |
| 127 | Central African Republic | 14.8% |
| 128 | Ghana | 14.8% |
| 129 | Suriname | 14.8% |
| 130 | Ireland | 14.4% |
| 131 | Kenya | 14.0% |
| 132 | Nigeria | 13.9% |
| 133 | Finland | 13.6% |
| 134 | Serbia | 13.4% |
| 135 | Malaysia | 13.3% |
| 136 | Tonga | 13.3% |
| 137 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 13.3% |
| 138 | Egypt | 13.2% |
| 139 | Canada | 12.9% |
| 140 | United States of America | 12.9% |
| 141 | Madagascar | 12.7% |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 12.6% |
| 143 | Switzerland | 12.5% |
| 144 | Indonesia | 12.0% |
| 145 | Bahrain | 11.7% |
| 146 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.5% |
| 147 | Russian Federation | 11.5% |
| 148 | Cameroon | 11.0% |
| 149 | Angola | 10.8% |
| 150 | Virgin Islands, British | 10.5% |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 10.1% |
| 152 | State of Palestine | 10.0% |
| 153 | South Africa | 9.5% |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 9.5% |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.5% |
| 156 | Belarus | 9.4% |
| 157 | Saint Martin (French part) | 9.3% |
| 158 | Rwanda | 9.1% |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 8.8% |
| 160 | Grenada | 8.8% |
| 161 | Argentina | 8.8% |
| 162 | Haiti | 8.6% |
| 163 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 8.6% |
| 164 | Guyana | 8.4% |
| 165 | El Salvador | 8.3% |
| 166 | Lebanon | 7.9% |
| 167 | Tunisia | 7.9% |
| 168 | Samoa | 7.8% |
| 169 | India | 7.7% |
| 170 | Burundi | 7.6% |
| 171 | Republic of The Gambia | 7.6% |
| 172 | Vietnam | 7.6% |
| 173 | Mali | 7.5% |
| 174 | Türkiye | 7.0% |
| 175 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.8% |
| 176 | Myanmar | 6.6% |
| 177 | Puerto Rico | 6.6% |
| 178 | Jordan | 5.4% |
| 179 | Mauritius | 5.0% |
| 180 | Algeria | 4.7% |
| 181 | Singapore | 4.6% |
| 182 | Isle of Man | 4.6% |
| 183 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% |
| 184 | Guam | 4.2% |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 4.2% |
| 186 | Eswatini | 4.2% |
| 187 | Bangladesh | 4.2% |
| 188 | Liberia | 4.0% |
| 189 | Fiji | 3.9% |
| 190 | Papua New Guinea | 3.7% |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 3.6% |
| 192 | Uruguay | 3.1% |
| 193 | Maldives | 3.0% |
| 194 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.8% |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | 2.4% |
| 196 | North Korea | 2.4% |
| 197 | Solomon Islands | 2.4% |
| 198 | Sudan | 2.3% |
| 199 | Bermuda | 2.3% |
| 200 | Morocco | 2.1% |
| 201 | French Polynesia | 1.8% |
| 202 | Djibouti | 1.6% |
| 203 | Iraq | 1.5% |
| 204 | Yemen | 1.1% |
| 205 | Barbados | 1.1% |
| 206 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.8% |
| 207 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.7% |
| 208 | Mauritania | 0.6% |
| 209 | Libya | 0.1% |
| 210 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 211 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 212 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 213 | Somalia | 0.0% |
Showing 213 of 213 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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