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

% · higher is better · 162 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. 1Equatorial Guinea100%
  2. 2Gabon99.9%
  3. 3Bulgaria99.7%
  4. 4Malta98.9%
  5. 5Cote d'Ivoire97.9%
  6. 6Estonia97.7%
  7. 7Belgium96.8%
  8. 8Liberia96.7%
  9. 9Latvia96.1%
  10. 10Netherlands96%
  11. 11Sao Tome and Principe92.3%
  12. 12Poland90.1%
  13. 13St. Martin (French part)89.1%
  14. 14Romania88.6%
  15. 15Greece88.2%
  16. 16Denmark86.4%
  17. 17Spain85.9%
  18. 18United Kingdom85.4%
  19. 19Croatia84.6%
  20. 20Lithuania83.5%
  21. 21Ireland83.2%
  22. 22Namibia83%
  23. 23Dominican Republic81.1%
  24. 24France80.9%
  25. 25Germany79.7%
  26. 26Italy78.3%
  27. 27Ukraine76.3%
  28. 28Montenegro75.6%
  29. 29Algeria74.5%
  30. 30Suriname74.2%
  31. 31Brazil72.4%
  32. 32Palau72.3%
  33. 33Seychelles71.9%
  34. 34Portugal70.8%
  35. 35Cuba70.1%
  36. 36Guinea69.3%
  37. 37American Samoa69.2%
  38. 38Iran, Islamic Rep.67.2%
  39. 39New Caledonia66.5%
  40. 40Japan66.4%
  41. 41Australia66.2%
  42. 42Angola65.9%
  43. 43Mexico64.3%
  44. 44South Africa63%
  45. 45Slovenia62.3%
  46. 46Finland60.9%
  47. 47Sweden60.8%
  48. 48Sierra Leone60.2%
  49. 49Qatar60%
  50. 50Venezuela, RB59.4%
  51. 51Colombia59.3%
  52. 52Morocco56.6%
  53. 53Congo, Rep.55.6%
  54. 54Norway55.1%
  55. 55Samoa54.2%
  56. 56Tanzania54.1%
  57. 57Uruguay53.8%
  58. 58St. Kitts and Nevis51.7%
  59. 59Cambodia51%
  60. 60Costa Rica50.9%
  61. 61Peru50.9%
  62. 62Oman50.8%
  63. 63Ecuador50.7%
  64. 64Guinea-Bissau50.7%
  65. 65Sri Lanka50%
  66. 66Cyprus49.8%
  67. 67Guatemala49.1%
  68. 68United Arab Emirates48.3%
  69. 69Sudan48%
  70. 70Mozambique47.2%
  71. 71New Zealand47.1%
  72. 72Philippines46.6%
  73. 73El Salvador46.6%
  74. 74Curacao44.8%
  75. 75Egypt, Arab Rep.44.4%
  76. 76Thailand44%
  77. 77Kuwait44%
  78. 78Argentina43.6%
  79. 79Korea, Rep.43%
  80. 80Canada42.2%
  81. 81Cabo Verde41.4%
  82. 82Nicaragua41.2%
  83. 83Honduras41%
  84. 84Kenya40.7%
  85. 85Panama40.3%
  86. 86Gambia, The40.3%
  87. 86Tunisia40.3%
  88. 87Virgin Islands (U.S.)40.3%
  89. 88Bangladesh38.6%
  90. 89Puerto Rico (US)38.2%
  91. 90Mauritania37.2%
  92. 91Senegal36.7%
  93. 92Georgia36.3%
  94. 93Northern Mariana Islands36.1%
  95. 94United States34.3%
  96. 95Belize34.3%
  97. 96Kiribati32.9%
  98. 97Hong Kong SAR, China32.5%
  99. 98Yemen, Rep.32.4%
  100. 99Gibraltar32.2%
  101. 100Jamaica31.6%
  102. 101Cayman Islands31.5%
  103. 102Saudi Arabia30.7%
  104. 103Grenada30.2%
  105. 104Bahamas, The30.2%
  106. 105Antigua and Barbuda30%
  107. 106Greenland29.7%
  108. 107Chile28.5%
  109. 108St. Vincent and the Grenadines26.3%
  110. 109St. Lucia26.3%
  111. 110Indonesia25.9%
  112. 111Isle of Man25.4%
  113. 112Haiti24.6%
  114. 113Viet Nam24.5%
  115. 114Aruba23.9%
  116. 115Russian Federation22.7%
  117. 116Turks and Caicos Islands22.3%
  118. 117Madagascar21.2%
  119. 118Malaysia19.7%
  120. 119Timor-Leste19.6%
  121. 120Ghana19.6%
  122. 121Myanmar19.2%
  123. 122Tonga17.6%
  124. 123Faroe Islands16.7%
  125. 124Fiji16.6%
  126. 125Iceland16.1%
  127. 126Israel15.1%
  128. 127Pakistan14.6%
  129. 128Comoros13.7%
  130. 129Mauritius11.1%
  131. 130Lebanon10.8%
  132. 131Trinidad and Tobago8.5%
  133. 132Marshall Islands7.9%
  134. 133China7%
  135. 134Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6.4%
  136. 135British Virgin Islands6.1%
  137. 136Brunei Darussalam5.5%
  138. 137India4.2%
  139. 138Turkiye3.8%
  140. 139Guam3.5%
  141. 140Vanuatu3.3%
  142. 141Singapore3.3%
  143. 142Solomon Islands3.2%
  144. 143Barbados2.9%
  145. 144Papua New Guinea1.9%
  146. 145Bermuda1.7%
  147. 146Bahrain0%
  148. 146Benin0%
  149. 146Naoero0%
  150. 146Nigeria0%
  151. 146Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0%
  152. 146Iraq0%
  153. 146French Polynesia0%
  154. 146Syrian Arab Republic0%
  155. 146Maldives0%
  156. 146Dominica0%
  157. 146Macao SAR, China0%
  158. 146Djibouti0%
  159. 146Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0%
  160. 146Libya0%
  161. 146Eritrea0%
  162. 146Somalia, Fed. Rep.0%

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