environmental2026
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial 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
14.8%
Median: 11.5%
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
Monaco
99.5%
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco99.5%
2New Caledonia99.4%
3Palau98.0%
4Saint Martin (French part)92.3%
5Bhutan51.6%
By Region
Oceania32.1%(2 countries)
Europe22.2%(32 countries)
South America20.4%(7 countries)
North America14.4%(4 countries)
Other13.9%(133 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 (99.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 14.8%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (133)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
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 | Monaco | 99.5% |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 99.4% |
| 3 | Palau | 98.0% |
| 4 | Saint Martin (French part) | 92.3% |
| 5 | Bhutan | 51.6% |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 44.8% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 42.1% |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 42.0% |
| 9 | Zambia | 41.3% |
| 10 | Slovenia | 40.2% |
| 11 | Germany | 40.1% |
| 12 | Venezuela | 39.0% |
| 13 | Armenia | 38.9% |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 38.7% |
| 15 | Poland | 38.2% |
| 16 | Chile | 37.9% |
| 17 | Slovakia | 37.5% |
| 18 | France | 36.8% |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 35.6% |
| 20 | Australia | 33.5% |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | 33.3% |
| 22 | Seychelles | 32.6% |
| 23 | Northern Mariana Islands | 32.4% |
| 24 | United Republic of Tanzania | 32.3% |
| 25 | Cambodia | 31.8% |
| 26 | Bolivia | 30.9% |
| 27 | New Zealand | 30.6% |
| 28 | Netherlands | 29.8% |
| 29 | Austria | 29.6% |
| 30 | Brazil | 29.4% |
| 31 | Botswana | 29.1% |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 28.3% |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 28.2% |
| 34 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 28.2% |
| 35 | Andorra | 27.3% |
| 36 | Panama | 27.2% |
| 37 | Belize | 26.8% |
| 38 | Colombia | 26.4% |
| 39 | Guinea | 26.2% |
| 40 | Gabon | 24.5% |
| 41 | Namibia | 24.4% |
| 42 | Romania | 24.3% |
| 43 | Croatia | 24.1% |
| 44 | Nepal | 23.6% |
| 45 | Benin | 23.5% |
| 46 | Lesotho | 23.4% |
| 47 | Malawi | 23.1% |
| 48 | Greenland | 22.6% |
| 49 | Hungary | 22.6% |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 22.6% |
| 51 | Togo | 22.3% |
| 52 | Czech Republic | 21.9% |
| 53 | Chad | 21.0% |
| 54 | Estonia | 20.8% |
| 55 | Bahrain | 20.6% |
| 56 | Ecuador | 20.1% |
| 57 | Mexico | 19.9% |
| 58 | Mongolia | 19.8% |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 18.8% |
| 60 | Belgium | 18.5% |
| 61 | Lithuania | 18.3% |
| 62 | Oman | 18.3% |
| 63 | Niger | 18.2% |
| 64 | Mozambique | 18.0% |
| 65 | Albania | 18.0% |
| 66 | Latvia | 17.9% |
| 67 | Spain | 17.9% |
| 68 | Denmark | 17.7% |
| 69 | Ukraine | 17.7% |
| 70 | Georgia | 17.4% |
| 71 | Portugal | 17.1% |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 17.0% |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 17.0% |
| 74 | Peru | 16.8% |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 16.5% |
| 76 | Montenegro | 16.1% |
| 77 | United Arab Emirates | 16.1% |
| 78 | Uganda | 16.1% |
| 79 | United States of America | 15.8% |
| 80 | Senegal | 15.6% |
| 81 | Sweden | 15.6% |
| 82 | South Sudan | 15.4% |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 15.3% |
| 84 | Pakistan | 15.3% |
| 85 | Japan | 15.1% |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.9% |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.9% |
| 88 | Paraguay | 14.9% |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 14.8% |
| 90 | People's Republic of China | 14.7% |
| 91 | Italy | 14.6% |
| 92 | Serbia | 13.4% |
| 93 | Thailand | 13.4% |
| 94 | Finland | 13.3% |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.2% |
| 96 | South Africa | 12.8% |
| 97 | Switzerland | 12.5% |
| 98 | Israel | 12.2% |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 12.0% |
| 100 | Kiribati | 11.9% |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 11.9% |
| 102 | Kenya | 11.8% |
| 103 | Canada | 11.6% |
| 104 | Nigeria | 11.6% |
| 105 | Kuwait | 11.5% |
| 106 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.5% |
| 107 | Egypt | 11.5% |
| 108 | Greece | 11.2% |
| 109 | Honduras | 11.2% |
| 110 | Cyprus | 11.1% |
| 111 | Cameroon | 11.0% |
| 112 | Guatemala | 10.2% |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 10.1% |
| 114 | State of Palestine | 10.0% |
| 115 | Argentina | 9.7% |
| 116 | Uzbekistan | 9.5% |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.5% |
| 118 | Belarus | 9.4% |
| 119 | Rwanda | 9.1% |
| 120 | American Samoa | 8.7% |
| 121 | Russian Federation | 8.6% |
| 122 | Suriname | 8.6% |
| 123 | Malaysia | 8.4% |
| 124 | Bahamas | 8.3% |
| 125 | Malta | 8.0% |
| 126 | Ghana | 7.7% |
| 127 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.7% |
| 128 | Angola | 7.7% |
| 129 | Burundi | 7.6% |
| 130 | Mali | 7.5% |
| 131 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.5% |
| 132 | Cuba | 6.9% |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.8% |
| 134 | South Korea | 5.8% |
| 135 | Qatar | 5.8% |
| 136 | Türkiye | 5.7% |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 5.6% |
| 138 | Jordan | 5.4% |
| 139 | Norway | 5.4% |
| 140 | Indonesia | 5.2% |
| 141 | Tunisia | 5.2% |
| 142 | Guyana | 5.1% |
| 143 | Madagascar | 5.1% |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 5.1% |
| 145 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.8% |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.8% |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 4.7% |
| 148 | Isle of Man | 4.6% |
| 149 | India | 4.5% |
| 150 | Algeria | 4.4% |
| 151 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% |
| 152 | Eswatini | 4.2% |
| 153 | Ireland | 4.1% |
| 154 | Myanmar | 4.0% |
| 155 | Philippines | 3.6% |
| 156 | Afghanistan | 3.6% |
| 157 | Sri Lanka | 3.4% |
| 158 | Haiti | 3.0% |
| 159 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.9% |
| 160 | Iceland | 2.9% |
| 161 | Lebanon | 2.9% |
| 162 | Vietnam | 2.9% |
| 163 | Sudan | 2.8% |
| 164 | Uruguay | 2.4% |
| 165 | El Salvador | 2.1% |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 2.1% |
| 167 | Singapore | 2.1% |
| 168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.0% |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8% |
| 170 | Jamaica | 1.6% |
| 171 | Iraq | 1.5% |
| 172 | Morocco | 1.4% |
| 173 | North Korea | 1.3% |
| 174 | Djibouti | 1.2% |
| 175 | Liberia | 1.2% |
| 176 | Fiji | 1.0% |
| 177 | Mauritania | 1.0% |
| 178 | Saint Lucia | 1.0% |
| 179 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.9% |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8% |
| 181 | Comoros | 0.7% |
| 182 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7% |
| 183 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.7% |
| 184 | Yemen | 0.7% |
| 185 | Dominica | 0.6% |
| 186 | Gibraltar | 0.5% |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5% |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.5% |
| 189 | Curaçao | 0.3% |
| 190 | Marshall Islands | 0.3% |
| 191 | Samoa | 0.3% |
| 192 | Cape Verde | 0.2% |
| 193 | Grenada | 0.2% |
| 194 | Libya | 0.2% |
| 195 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2% |
| 196 | Solomon Islands | 0.2% |
| 197 | Cayman Islands | 0.1% |
| 198 | Maldives | 0.1% |
| 199 | Aruba | 0.1% |
| 200 | Vanuatu | 0.1% |
| 201 | Tonga | 0.1% |
| 202 | Barbados | 0.1% |
| 203 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 204 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 205 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 206 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 207 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 208 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 209 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 210 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 211 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 212 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 213 | Virgin Islands, British | 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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