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Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% · higher is better · 213 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Seychelles68.1%
  2. 2New Caledonia59.6%
  3. 3Venezuela, RB56.8%
  4. 4Bhutan51.6%
  5. 5Liechtenstein44.8%
  6. 6Bulgaria44.3%
  7. 7Turks and Caicos Islands43.5%
  8. 8Guinea42.6%
  9. 9Hong Kong SAR, China42%
  10. 10Greenland41.9%
  11. 11Zambia41.3%
  12. 12Slovenia40.4%
  13. 13Tanzania39.9%
  14. 13Namibia39.9%
  15. 13Brunei Darussalam39.9%
  16. 14Cambodia39.8%
  17. 15Poland39.6%
  18. 16Germany39.2%
  19. 17Luxembourg39.1%
  20. 18Armenia38.9%
  21. 19Cyprus38.6%
  22. 20Croatia38.4%
  23. 21Slovak Republic37.5%
  24. 22Belize37.3%
  25. 23Congo, Rep.36.6%
  26. 24Benin36.1%
  27. 25Greece35%
  28. 26Bahamas, The34.6%
  29. 27Comoros33.7%
  30. 28New Zealand33.4%
  31. 29Sao Tome and Principe31.7%
  32. 30Panama31.4%
  33. 30Palau31.4%
  34. 31Bolivia30.9%
  35. 32Sri Lanka30.8%
  36. 33Trinidad and Tobago30.6%
  37. 33Brazil30.6%
  38. 34Japan29.7%
  39. 35Austria29.6%
  40. 36Mozambique29.5%
  41. 37North Macedonia29%
  42. 37Malta29%
  43. 38Oman28.9%
  44. 39France28.8%
  45. 40United Kingdom28.4%
  46. 41Zimbabwe28.3%
  47. 42Spain28.1%
  48. 43Togo27.9%
  49. 44Israel27.6%
  50. 44Botswana27.6%
  51. 45Senegal27.5%
  52. 46Andorra27.3%
  53. 47Gibraltar27%
  54. 48Aruba26.9%
  55. 49Costa Rica26.6%
  56. 50Dominican Republic26.3%
  57. 51Guinea-Bissau26.2%
  58. 52Romania24.6%
  59. 53Ecuador23.8%
  60. 54Albania23.6%
  61. 54Nepal23.6%
  62. 55Lesotho23.4%
  63. 56Malawi23.1%
  64. 57Portugal23%
  65. 57Honduras23%
  66. 58Netherlands22.9%
  67. 58Kiribati22.9%
  68. 58Cote d'Ivoire22.9%
  69. 59Georgia22.8%
  70. 60St. Vincent and the Grenadines22.6%
  71. 60Gabon22.6%
  72. 60Tajikistan22.6%
  73. 61Hungary22.3%
  74. 62Montenegro22.2%
  75. 63Peru22.1%
  76. 63Azerbaijan22.1%
  77. 64Australia22%
  78. 65Czechia21.9%
  79. 66Chile21.6%
  80. 66Estonia21.6%
  81. 67Italy21.5%
  82. 68Dominica21.4%
  83. 69Nicaragua21.2%
  84. 70Niger21%
  85. 70Chad21%
  86. 71Iceland20.9%
  87. 71Monaco20.9%
  88. 72Tuvalu20.2%
  89. 73Guatemala20.1%
  90. 74Jamaica19.9%
  91. 75Mongolia19.8%
  92. 76United Arab Emirates19.2%
  93. 77Pakistan19.1%
  94. 78Equatorial Guinea19%
  95. 79Latvia18.8%
  96. 79Lao PDR18.8%
  97. 80Saudi Arabia18.5%
  98. 81Thailand18.4%
  99. 82St. Lucia18.2%
  100. 83Lithuania18%
  101. 84Norway17.8%
  102. 85Korea, Rep.17.7%
  103. 86Cabo Verde17.6%
  104. 87Colombia17.2%
  105. 88Ukraine17.1%
  106. 88Kuwait17.1%
  107. 89Ethiopia17%
  108. 90St. Kitts and Nevis16.9%
  109. 91Burkina Faso16.8%
  110. 92Curacao16.5%
  111. 92Antigua and Barbuda16.5%
  112. 93Denmark16.4%
  113. 93American Samoa16.4%
  114. 93Belgium16.4%
  115. 94Uganda16.1%
  116. 94Marshall Islands16.1%
  117. 94Timor-Leste16.1%
  118. 95Philippines16%
  119. 96Sweden15.8%
  120. 97Qatar15.6%
  121. 97China15.6%
  122. 97Cuba15.6%
  123. 98South Sudan15.4%
  124. 99Ghana15.3%
  125. 99Mexico15.3%
  126. 100Paraguay14.9%
  127. 100Congo, Dem. Rep.14.9%
  128. 101Central African Republic14.8%
  129. 101Suriname14.8%
  130. 102Ireland14.2%
  131. 103Uzbekistan14.1%
  132. 104Serbia14%
  133. 105Kenya13.9%
  134. 105Nigeria13.9%
  135. 105Finland13.9%
  136. 106Malaysia13.3%
  137. 106Tonga13.3%
  138. 106Virgin Islands (U.S.)13.3%
  139. 107Egypt, Arab Rep.13.1%
  140. 108Lebanon13%
  141. 109United States12.9%
  142. 109Canada12.9%
  143. 110Madagascar12.8%
  144. 111Sierra Leone12.6%
  145. 112Switzerland12.5%
  146. 113Indonesia12%
  147. 114Bahrain11.7%
  148. 115Russian Federation11.5%
  149. 115Moldova11.5%
  150. 116Cameroon11%
  151. 117Angola10.8%
  152. 118British Virgin Islands10.5%
  153. 119Kazakhstan10.1%
  154. 120West Bank and Gaza10%
  155. 121South Africa9.6%
  156. 122Bosnia and Herzegovina9.5%
  157. 123St. Martin (French part)9.3%
  158. 124Belarus9.2%
  159. 125Rwanda9.1%
  160. 126Grenada8.8%
  161. 126Argentina8.8%
  162. 126Cayman Islands8.8%
  163. 127Haiti8.6%
  164. 128Guyana8.4%
  165. 129El Salvador8.3%
  166. 130Samoa7.9%
  167. 130Tunisia7.9%
  168. 131Iran, Islamic Rep.7.8%
  169. 132India7.7%
  170. 132Gambia, The7.7%
  171. 133Viet Nam7.6%
  172. 133Burundi7.6%
  173. 134Mali7.5%
  174. 135Turkiye7%
  175. 136Kyrgyz Republic6.8%
  176. 137Myanmar6.7%
  177. 138Puerto Rico (US)6.6%
  178. 139French Polynesia5.6%
  179. 140Jordan5.4%
  180. 141Mauritius5%
  181. 142Vanuatu4.8%
  182. 143Algeria4.7%
  183. 144Isle of Man4.6%
  184. 144Singapore4.6%
  185. 145Turkmenistan4.3%
  186. 146Guam4.2%
  187. 146Eswatini4.2%
  188. 146Bangladesh4.2%
  189. 147Liberia4%
  190. 148Fiji3.9%
  191. 149Papua New Guinea3.7%
  192. 150Afghanistan3.6%
  193. 151Uruguay3.1%
  194. 152Maldives3%
  195. 153Sudan2.8%
  196. 153Northern Mariana Islands2.8%
  197. 154Faroe Islands2.4%
  198. 154Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2.4%
  199. 154Solomon Islands2.4%
  200. 155Bermuda2.3%
  201. 156Morocco2.1%
  202. 157Djibouti1.6%
  203. 158Iraq1.5%
  204. 159Yemen, Rep.1.1%
  205. 159Barbados1.1%
  206. 160Syrian Arab Republic0.7%
  207. 161Mauritania0.6%
  208. 162Libya0.1%
  209. 162Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.1%
  210. 163Naoero0%
  211. 163Eritrea0%
  212. 163Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0%
  213. 163Somalia, Fed. Rep.0%

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)