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

% · higher is better · 211 countries

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  1. 1Guyana100%
  2. 1Equatorial Guinea100%
  3. 2Bulgaria99.3%
  4. 3Liechtenstein98.5%
  5. 4Latvia97.3%
  6. 5Estonia94.9%
  7. 6Czechia94.8%
  8. 7Lithuania92.4%
  9. 8Malta90.9%
  10. 9Poland90.7%
  11. 10Denmark87.3%
  12. 10Greece87.3%
  13. 11United Kingdom86.8%
  14. 12Sao Tome and Principe86.3%
  15. 13Slovak Republic85.7%
  16. 14Zimbabwe85.1%
  17. 15Hungary84.3%
  18. 16Ireland83.4%
  19. 17Luxembourg82.4%
  20. 18Croatia82%
  21. 19Namibia82%
  22. 20France81.1%
  23. 21Germany80%
  24. 22Togo79.5%
  25. 23Netherlands79.3%
  26. 24Ghana78.8%
  27. 25Burkina Faso78.8%
  28. 26Venezuela, RB78.5%
  29. 27Moldova78.4%
  30. 28Portugal77.3%
  31. 29Italy76.7%
  32. 30Dominican Republic76.6%
  33. 31Belgium76.5%
  34. 32Romania76%
  35. 33Honduras74.6%
  36. 34Cyprus74.5%
  37. 35Cote d'Ivoire74.1%
  38. 36Slovenia73.8%
  39. 37Finland71.9%
  40. 38Guinea71.7%
  41. 39American Samoa71.1%
  42. 40Nigeria70.3%
  43. 41Malawi70.2%
  44. 42Thailand68.2%
  45. 43Austria68.1%
  46. 44Nicaragua68%
  47. 45Benin66.7%
  48. 46Cabo Verde66.5%
  49. 47Central African Republic65.4%
  50. 48Sierra Leone65.3%
  51. 49Chad65.3%
  52. 50Tanzania65%
  53. 51Japan64.8%
  54. 52Ukraine64.1%
  55. 53Colombia63.5%
  56. 54Armenia63.4%
  57. 55Uganda61.6%
  58. 56Mali61.6%
  59. 57Burundi61.3%
  60. 58Qatar60%
  61. 59Montenegro60%
  62. 60Sweden59.6%
  63. 61Guinea-Bissau59.5%
  64. 62Morocco59.4%
  65. 63St. Martin (French part)59.4%
  66. 64Bosnia and Herzegovina58.4%
  67. 65Australia57.7%
  68. 66Spain57.7%
  69. 67Kuwait57.6%
  70. 68Comoros57.4%
  71. 69Azerbaijan57.4%
  72. 70St. Kitts and Nevis56.8%
  73. 71Norway56.8%
  74. 72Cuba55.8%
  75. 73Niger54.7%
  76. 74Congo, Dem. Rep.54.6%
  77. 75Cambodia54.5%
  78. 76Georgia54.5%
  79. 77Panama54.1%
  80. 78Gabon53.7%
  81. 79Lesotho53.3%
  82. 80Seychelles52.8%
  83. 81Oman52.3%
  84. 82Nepal51.7%
  85. 83Congo, Rep.51.2%
  86. 84Suriname51.2%
  87. 85Botswana51.1%
  88. 86Bermuda50.8%
  89. 87North Macedonia50.1%
  90. 88United Arab Emirates49.9%
  91. 89Hong Kong SAR, China48.9%
  92. 90Lao PDR48.5%
  93. 91Palau48.1%
  94. 92Belarus47.1%
  95. 93Samoa47.1%
  96. 94Bhutan46.9%
  97. 95Afghanistan46.4%
  98. 96New Zealand46.2%
  99. 97Zambia46.1%
  100. 98Brazil46%
  101. 99St. Vincent and the Grenadines45.6%
  102. 100Timor-Leste45.6%
  103. 101St. Lucia45.6%
  104. 102Senegal45.4%
  105. 103Mongolia45.2%
  106. 104Belize44.8%
  107. 105Curacao44.8%
  108. 106Iran, Islamic Rep.43.9%
  109. 107Sri Lanka43.7%
  110. 108New Caledonia43.6%
  111. 109Algeria43.5%
  112. 110Virgin Islands (U.S.)43.4%
  113. 111Kenya42.9%
  114. 111Serbia42.9%
  115. 112Philippines42.8%
  116. 113Costa Rica42.2%
  117. 114Gambia, The41.7%
  118. 115Brunei Darussalam41.7%
  119. 116Korea, Rep.40.7%
  120. 117Mexico40.3%
  121. 118Mozambique40%
  122. 119Kiribati40%
  123. 119Dominica40%
  124. 120Viet Nam39.8%
  125. 121Tunisia39.8%
  126. 122Egypt, Arab Rep.38.8%
  127. 123United States38.6%
  128. 124Switzerland37.8%
  129. 125Bangladesh37.5%
  130. 126Aruba37.2%
  131. 127Rwanda37.1%
  132. 128Malaysia37%
  133. 129Paraguay35.6%
  134. 130Chile35.3%
  135. 131Yemen, Rep.34.7%
  136. 132Cameroon34.5%
  137. 133Grenada34.5%
  138. 134Saudi Arabia34.3%
  139. 135Canada33.8%
  140. 136Guatemala33.7%
  141. 137Pakistan33.6%
  142. 138South Sudan33.6%
  143. 139Haiti32.6%
  144. 140Cayman Islands32.5%
  145. 141Argentina32.3%
  146. 142Bolivia32.1%
  147. 143Trinidad and Tobago32%
  148. 144Gibraltar31.9%
  149. 145Puerto Rico (US)31.7%
  150. 146Angola31.3%
  151. 147Bahamas, The29.8%
  152. 148Greenland29.7%
  153. 149Northern Mariana Islands28.5%
  154. 150Kazakhstan28.2%
  155. 151El Salvador28.1%
  156. 152Isle of Man27.3%
  157. 153Madagascar26.8%
  158. 154Indonesia26.3%
  159. 155Andorra26.2%
  160. 156Tonga26.1%
  161. 157Ecuador25.7%
  162. 158Russian Federation25.5%
  163. 159Antigua and Barbuda24%
  164. 160Turks and Caicos Islands23.9%
  165. 161Kyrgyz Republic23.6%
  166. 162West Bank and Gaza23.5%
  167. 163Uruguay23.3%
  168. 164Peru23.2%
  169. 165Eswatini22.7%
  170. 166Myanmar22.3%
  171. 167Uzbekistan22.2%
  172. 168Singapore21.1%
  173. 169Jamaica20.1%
  174. 170South Africa19.9%
  175. 171Iceland19.6%
  176. 172Israel19.6%
  177. 173Tajikistan18.7%
  178. 174Sudan17.8%
  179. 175Ethiopia16.9%
  180. 176Turkmenistan15.9%
  181. 177Faroe Islands15.8%
  182. 177Liberia15.8%
  183. 178Jordan12.7%
  184. 179Fiji11.2%
  185. 180Mauritania11.2%
  186. 181China10.1%
  187. 181Marshall Islands10.1%
  188. 182Mauritius9.6%
  189. 183British Virgin Islands7.4%
  190. 184Papua New Guinea7.3%
  191. 185India6.3%
  192. 186Iraq5.6%
  193. 187Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.1%
  194. 188Solomon Islands4.9%
  195. 189Lebanon4.7%
  196. 190Vanuatu2.8%
  197. 191Guam2.4%
  198. 192Turkiye2.3%
  199. 193Barbados1.8%
  200. 194Djibouti0.81%
  201. 195French Polynesia0%
  202. 195Macao SAR, China0%
  203. 195Maldives0%
  204. 195Libya0%
  205. 195Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0%
  206. 195Eritrea0%
  207. 195Naoero0%
  208. 195Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0%
  209. 195Bahrain0%
  210. 195Somalia, Fed. Rep.0%
  211. 195Syrian Arab Republic0%

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