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

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United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2025
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  1. 1Guyana100
  2. 2Equatorial Guinea100
  3. 3Benin100
  4. 4Bulgaria99.3
  5. 5Liechtenstein98.5
  6. 6Latvia97.3
  7. 7Estonia94.9
  8. 8Czechia94.8
  9. 9Aruba93.7
  10. 10Lithuania92.5
  11. 11Malta90.8
  12. 12Poland90.7
  13. 13Denmark88.3
  14. 14Greece87.3
  15. 15United Kingdom86.8
  16. 16Sao Tome and Principe86.3
  17. 17Ghana86
  18. 18Slovak Republic85.7
  19. 19Zimbabwe85.1
  20. 20Hungary84.1
  21. 21Ireland83.3
  22. 22Luxembourg82.4
  23. 23Namibia82
  24. 24Croatia82
  25. 25France81.1
  26. 26Germany80
  27. 27Burkina Faso79.2
  28. 28Netherlands79.2
  29. 29Venezuela, RB78.8
  30. 30Dominican Republic78.5
  31. 31Moldova78.4
  32. 32Portugal77.4
  33. 33Honduras77.1
  34. 34Italy76.6
  35. 35Belgium76.5
  36. 36Romania76
  37. 37Cyprus74.5
  38. 38Togo74.3
  39. 39Cote d'Ivoire74.2
  40. 40Slovenia73.7
  41. 41Finland71.7
  42. 42Malawi71.4
  43. 43Guinea71.3
  44. 44American Samoa71.1
  45. 45Nigeria70.3
  46. 46Thailand68.2
  47. 47Austria68.1
  48. 48Nicaragua67.9
  49. 49Cabo Verde66.5
  50. 50Central African Republic65.4
  51. 51Sierra Leone65.3
  52. 52Chad65.3
  53. 53Ukraine65.1
  54. 54Tanzania65
  55. 55Japan64.8
  56. 56Armenia63.4
  57. 57Montenegro63.1
  58. 58Colombia61.6
  59. 59Mali61.6
  60. 60Burundi61.3
  61. 61Uganda60.2
  62. 62Qatar60
  63. 63St. Martin (French part)59.7
  64. 64Guinea-Bissau59.5
  65. 65Morocco58.8
  66. 66Bosnia and Herzegovina58.7
  67. 67Spain57.8
  68. 68Australia57.7
  69. 69Sweden57.6
  70. 70Kuwait57.6
  71. 71Congo, Rep.57.4
  72. 72Comoros57.4
  73. 73Azerbaijan57.4
  74. 74Norway56.9
  75. 75St. Kitts and Nevis56.8
  76. 76Niger56.6
  77. 77Cuba55.8
  78. 78Cambodia54.5
  79. 79Georgia54.5
  80. 80Congo, Dem. Rep.54.4
  81. 81Panama54.1
  82. 82Gabon53.7
  83. 83Lesotho53.3
  84. 84Seychelles52.8
  85. 85Oman52.5
  86. 86Nepal51.7
  87. 87Botswana51.2
  88. 88Suriname51.2
  89. 89North Macedonia50.7
  90. 90United Arab Emirates49.9
  91. 91Albania49.4
  92. 92Bermuda49.4
  93. 93Hong Kong SAR, China48.9
  94. 94Senegal48.5
  95. 95Lao PDR48.5
  96. 96Belarus48.1
  97. 97Palau48.1
  98. 98Samoa47.6
  99. 99Bhutan46.9
  100. 100Madagascar46.7
  101. 101Afghanistan46.4
  102. 102New Zealand46.3
  103. 103Brazil46.1
  104. 104Zambia46.1
  105. 105St. Vincent and the Grenadines45.6
  106. 106Timor-Leste45.6
  107. 107St. Lucia45.6
  108. 108Sri Lanka45.2
  109. 109Kenya45.2
  110. 110Mongolia45.2
  111. 111Serbia45.1
  112. 112Belize44.8
  113. 113Korea, Rep.43.7
  114. 114New Caledonia43.6
  115. 115Algeria43.5
  116. 116Virgin Islands (U.S.)43.4
  117. 117Philippines42.8
  118. 118Gambia, The42.5
  119. 119Brunei Darussalam41.7
  120. 120Iran, Islamic Rep.41.2
  121. 121Tunisia40.2
  122. 122Viet Nam40.1
  123. 123Mexico40
  124. 124Mozambique40
  125. 125Kiribati40
  126. 125Dominica40
  127. 126Costa Rica39.5
  128. 127Egypt, Arab Rep.38.7
  129. 128United States38.4
  130. 129Switzerland37.7
  131. 130Bangladesh37.5
  132. 131Rwanda37.1
  133. 132Malaysia37
  134. 133Paraguay35.6
  135. 134Yemen, Rep.34.7
  136. 135Cameroon34.5
  137. 136Grenada34.5
  138. 137Haiti34.4
  139. 138Saudi Arabia34.2
  140. 139Canada34.1
  141. 140Guatemala33.9
  142. 141Pakistan33.6
  143. 142South Sudan33.6
  144. 143Chile33.3
  145. 144Cayman Islands32.5
  146. 145Bolivia32.5
  147. 146Trinidad and Tobago32
  148. 147Gibraltar31.9
  149. 148Argentina31.9
  150. 149Puerto Rico (US)31.7
  151. 150Angola31.3
  152. 151Curacao30.2
  153. 152Bahamas, The29.8
  154. 153Greenland29.6
  155. 154Northern Mariana Islands28.5
  156. 155El Salvador28
  157. 156Kazakhstan28
  158. 157Isle of Man27.4
  159. 158Indonesia26.3
  160. 159Andorra26.2
  161. 160Tonga26.1
  162. 161Ecuador25.9
  163. 162Russian Federation25.5
  164. 163Uzbekistan25
  165. 164Antigua and Barbuda24
  166. 165Turks and Caicos Islands23.9
  167. 166Kyrgyz Republic23.6
  168. 167West Bank and Gaza23.5
  169. 168Uruguay23.3
  170. 169Myanmar23.3
  171. 170Eswatini22.7
  172. 171Peru22.6
  173. 172Singapore21.1
  174. 173South Africa20.2
  175. 174Jamaica20.1
  176. 175Iceland19.6
  177. 176Israel19.6
  178. 177Tajikistan18.7
  179. 178Sudan17.8
  180. 179Ethiopia16.9
  181. 180Turkmenistan15.9
  182. 181Faroe Islands15.8
  183. 182Liberia15.8
  184. 183Jordan12.7
  185. 184Mauritania12
  186. 185Fiji11.2
  187. 186China10.7
  188. 187Marshall Islands10.1
  189. 188Mauritius10
  190. 189India9.7
  191. 190French Polynesia8.6
  192. 191Lebanon7.5
  193. 192British Virgin Islands7.4
  194. 193Papua New Guinea7.3
  195. 194Iraq5.6
  196. 195Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.1
  197. 196Solomon Islands4.9
  198. 197Vanuatu4.3
  199. 198Turkiye2.6
  200. 199Guam2.4
  201. 200Barbados1.8
  202. 201Djibouti0.81
  203. 202Syrian Arab Republic0
  204. 202Bahrain0
  205. 202Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  206. 202Macao SAR, China0
  207. 202Libya0
  208. 202Eritrea0
  209. 202Naoero0
  210. 202Maldives0
  211. 202Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  212. 202Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0

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