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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)

% · higher is better · 170 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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League table

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  1. 1Niger100%
  2. 1Equatorial Guinea100%
  3. 2Bulgaria99.5%
  4. 3Liechtenstein98.5%
  5. 4Czechia97.7%
  6. 5Finland96.9%
  7. 6Moldova96.3%
  8. 7Poland94.3%
  9. 8Cambodia93.8%
  10. 9Slovak Republic91%
  11. 10American Samoa91%
  12. 11Cyprus90.9%
  13. 12United Kingdom90.2%
  14. 13France88.5%
  15. 14Venezuela, RB87.8%
  16. 15Zimbabwe87.5%
  17. 16Belize87.1%
  18. 17Thailand85.9%
  19. 18Namibia83.9%
  20. 19Ghana83.7%
  21. 20Greece83.2%
  22. 21Germany82.8%
  23. 22Dominican Republic82.7%
  24. 23Togo81.6%
  25. 24Hungary81.1%
  26. 25Romania80.8%
  27. 26Portugal79.9%
  28. 27Slovenia79.7%
  29. 28Sweden77.1%
  30. 29Oman77%
  31. 30Uganda76.9%
  32. 31Honduras76.4%
  33. 32Ukraine76.2%
  34. 33Azerbaijan75.8%
  35. 34Italy75.5%
  36. 35Comoros75%
  37. 36Nicaragua74.9%
  38. 37Croatia74.1%
  39. 38St. Vincent and the Grenadines73.6%
  40. 39Sao Tome and Principe73.6%
  41. 40Guinea71.8%
  42. 41Seychelles71.1%
  43. 42Burundi70.9%
  44. 43Cuba70.3%
  45. 44Brunei Darussalam69.5%
  46. 45Japan67.9%
  47. 46Cote d'Ivoire67.8%
  48. 47Australia67.4%
  49. 48Norway67%
  50. 49Tanzania66.5%
  51. 50Colombia66.2%
  52. 51Ireland65.6%
  53. 52Austria65.6%
  54. 53Zambia65.3%
  55. 54Paraguay64.3%
  56. 55Panama63.7%
  57. 56St. Lucia63%
  58. 57Burkina Faso63%
  59. 58Grenada62.8%
  60. 59Armenia62.1%
  61. 60Nepal62%
  62. 61Malawi61.5%
  63. 62Sierra Leone60.7%
  64. 63Bosnia and Herzegovina60.6%
  65. 64Montenegro59.4%
  66. 65Spain58.4%
  67. 66Nigeria57.1%
  68. 67Hong Kong SAR, China57%
  69. 68Serbia57%
  70. 69Lao PDR56.8%
  71. 70Georgia56.7%
  72. 71Cabo Verde54.8%
  73. 72Lesotho53.3%
  74. 73Brazil51.4%
  75. 74Morocco51.2%
  76. 75Timor-Leste50.8%
  77. 76Central African Republic50.2%
  78. 77Chad50%
  79. 78Mongolia49.3%
  80. 79Malaysia48.3%
  81. 80North Macedonia47.3%
  82. 81Bhutan46.9%
  83. 82Chile46.9%
  84. 83Kazakhstan46.8%
  85. 84Afghanistan45.8%
  86. 85Trinidad and Tobago45.1%
  87. 86Congo, Rep.45%
  88. 87Viet Nam44.6%
  89. 88Iran, Islamic Rep.44%
  90. 89Kenya43.9%
  91. 90Philippines43.3%
  92. 91Mozambique42.4%
  93. 92Tunisia42.1%
  94. 93Canada41.4%
  95. 94Costa Rica41%
  96. 95Iceland40.7%
  97. 96South Sudan39.6%
  98. 97Russian Federation38.7%
  99. 98Egypt, Arab Rep.38%
  100. 98Argentina38%
  101. 99Yemen, Rep.37.6%
  102. 100Saudi Arabia37.3%
  103. 101Myanmar37.1%
  104. 102Uzbekistan36.9%
  105. 103Bolivia36.2%
  106. 104Switzerland35.7%
  107. 105Samoa35.7%
  108. 106Congo, Dem. Rep.35.4%
  109. 107Suriname34.9%
  110. 108Haiti34%
  111. 109New Zealand34%
  112. 110Gabon33.2%
  113. 111Mexico33%
  114. 112Pakistan32.9%
  115. 113Madagascar31.9%
  116. 114United States31.8%
  117. 115Gibraltar31.7%
  118. 116Kyrgyz Republic31.5%
  119. 117Sri Lanka30.4%
  120. 118Israel30.4%
  121. 119Greenland30.1%
  122. 120Rwanda30.1%
  123. 121United Arab Emirates28.4%
  124. 122Indonesia28%
  125. 123Algeria27.7%
  126. 124Guatemala26.9%
  127. 125New Caledonia26.3%
  128. 126Andorra26.2%
  129. 127Belgium25.5%
  130. 128Puerto Rico (US)24.8%
  131. 129Cameroon24%
  132. 130Eswatini22.7%
  133. 131El Salvador22.4%
  134. 132Ecuador22.2%
  135. 133West Bank and Gaza21.8%
  136. 134South Africa20.8%
  137. 135Peru20.4%
  138. 136Ethiopia18.8%
  139. 137Tajikistan18.7%
  140. 138Jamaica16.6%
  141. 139Turkmenistan15.2%
  142. 140Liberia13.2%
  143. 141Mauritius13%
  144. 142China11.9%
  145. 143Jordan11.6%
  146. 144India10%
  147. 145Angola9.8%
  148. 146Papua New Guinea7.4%
  149. 147Isle of Man6.7%
  150. 148Fiji5.5%
  151. 149Vanuatu3.8%
  152. 150Iraq3.1%
  153. 151Lebanon3.1%
  154. 152Djibouti1.4%
  155. 153Turkiye0.78%
  156. 154Solomon Islands0.48%
  157. 155Northern Mariana Islands0.19%
  158. 156French Polynesia0%
  159. 156Botswana0%
  160. 156Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0%
  161. 156Somalia, Fed. Rep.0%
  162. 156Syrian Arab Republic0%
  163. 156Eritrea0%
  164. 156Bangladesh0%
  165. 156Mauritania0%
  166. 156Libya0%
  167. 156Senegal0%
  168. 156Tonga0%
  169. 156Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0%
  170. 156Sudan0%

Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)