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Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)

· higher is better · 213 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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League table

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  1. 1Monaco99.5
  2. 2Palau98
  3. 3New Caledonia96
  4. 4St. Martin (French part)92.3
  5. 5French Polynesia87.3
  6. 6Bhutan51.6
  7. 7Liechtenstein44.8
  8. 8United Kingdom42.1
  9. 9Hong Kong SAR, China42
  10. 10Zambia41.3
  11. 11Slovenia40.1
  12. 12Germany40
  13. 13Luxembourg39.1
  14. 14Venezuela, RB39
  15. 15Armenia38.9
  16. 16Poland38.1
  17. 17Chile37.9
  18. 18Slovak Republic37.5
  19. 19France36.7
  20. 20Bulgaria35.6
  21. 21Congo, Rep.34.2
  22. 22Australia33.5
  23. 23Seychelles32.6
  24. 24Northern Mariana Islands32.4
  25. 25Tanzania32.3
  26. 26Cambodia31.8
  27. 27Bolivia30.9
  28. 28New Zealand30.6
  29. 29Netherlands29.8
  30. 30Austria29.6
  31. 30Guinea29.6
  32. 31Brazil29.4
  33. 32North Macedonia29
  34. 33Benin28.8
  35. 34Zimbabwe28.3
  36. 35Costa Rica28.2
  37. 36Botswana27.6
  38. 37Andorra27.3
  39. 38Panama27.2
  40. 39Belize26.8
  41. 40Colombia26.5
  42. 41Namibia24.4
  43. 41Gabon24.4
  44. 42Romania24.3
  45. 43Croatia24.1
  46. 44Denmark23.8
  47. 45Nepal23.6
  48. 46Lesotho23.4
  49. 47Malawi23.1
  50. 48Tajikistan22.6
  51. 48Greenland22.6
  52. 49Hungary22.3
  53. 50Spain22.1
  54. 50Togo22.1
  55. 51Czechia21.9
  56. 52Niger21
  57. 52Chad21
  58. 53Oman20.8
  59. 54Bahrain20.6
  60. 55Estonia20.5
  61. 56Ecuador20.2
  62. 57Mexico19.9
  63. 58Mongolia19.8
  64. 59Lao PDR18.8
  65. 60Belgium18.6
  66. 61Lithuania18.4
  67. 62Latvia18.1
  68. 63Mozambique18
  69. 63Albania18
  70. 64Ukraine17.9
  71. 65Georgia17.4
  72. 66Portugal17.2
  73. 67Ethiopia17
  74. 67Saudi Arabia17
  75. 68Burkina Faso16.8
  76. 69Senegal16.6
  77. 70Peru16.5
  78. 71Montenegro16.3
  79. 72United Arab Emirates16.1
  80. 72Uganda16.1
  81. 73Sweden15.9
  82. 74United States15.8
  83. 75South Sudan15.4
  84. 76Dominican Republic15.3
  85. 77Pakistan15.2
  86. 78Japan15.1
  87. 79Paraguay14.9
  88. 79Cote d'Ivoire14.9
  89. 79Congo, Dem. Rep.14.9
  90. 80Central African Republic14.8
  91. 80Italy14.8
  92. 81China14.7
  93. 82Gibraltar14.4
  94. 83Uzbekistan14.1
  95. 84Serbia14
  96. 85Finland13.5
  97. 86Thailand13.4
  98. 87Guinea-Bissau13.2
  99. 88South Africa12.9
  100. 89Switzerland12.5
  101. 90Israel12.2
  102. 91Azerbaijan12
  103. 92Kiribati11.9
  104. 93Kenya11.8
  105. 93Kazakhstan11.8
  106. 94Nigeria11.6
  107. 94Egypt, Arab Rep.11.6
  108. 94Canada11.6
  109. 95Moldova11.5
  110. 95Kuwait11.5
  111. 96Greece11.2
  112. 97Cyprus11.1
  113. 97Honduras11.1
  114. 98Cameroon11
  115. 99Guatemala10.2
  116. 100Nicaragua10.1
  117. 101West Bank and Gaza10
  118. 102Argentina9.7
  119. 103Bosnia and Herzegovina9.5
  120. 104Belarus9.2
  121. 105Rwanda9.1
  122. 106American Samoa8.7
  123. 107Suriname8.6
  124. 107Russian Federation8.6
  125. 108Malaysia8.4
  126. 109Bahamas, The8.3
  127. 110Malta8
  128. 111Ghana7.9
  129. 112Angola7.7
  130. 113Burundi7.6
  131. 114Mali7.5
  132. 114Brunei Darussalam7.5
  133. 115Iran, Islamic Rep.7
  134. 116Cuba6.9
  135. 117Kyrgyz Republic6.8
  136. 118Korea, Rep.5.9
  137. 118Bangladesh5.9
  138. 119Qatar5.8
  139. 120Turkiye5.7
  140. 121Norway5.4
  141. 121Jordan5.4
  142. 122Indonesia5.2
  143. 122Tunisia5.2
  144. 123Sierra Leone5.1
  145. 123Guyana5.1
  146. 123Madagascar5.1
  147. 124St. Kitts and Nevis4.8
  148. 125Sint Maarten (Dutch part)4.7
  149. 125Timor-Leste4.7
  150. 125Lebanon4.7
  151. 126Isle of Man4.6
  152. 127India4.5
  153. 128Algeria4.4
  154. 129Turkmenistan4.3
  155. 130Eswatini4.2
  156. 131Myanmar4.1
  157. 132Ireland4
  158. 133Sri Lanka3.7
  159. 134Philippines3.6
  160. 134Afghanistan3.6
  161. 135Sudan3.3
  162. 136Haiti3
  163. 137Iceland2.9
  164. 137Viet Nam2.9
  165. 137Gambia, The2.9
  166. 138Uruguay2.4
  167. 139Puerto Rico (US)2.3
  168. 140Singapore2.1
  169. 140El Salvador2.1
  170. 141Trinidad and Tobago2
  171. 142Equatorial Guinea1.8
  172. 143Jamaica1.6
  173. 144Iraq1.5
  174. 145Morocco1.4
  175. 146Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.3
  176. 147Djibouti1.2
  177. 147Liberia1.2
  178. 148St. Lucia1
  179. 148Fiji1
  180. 148Mauritania1
  181. 149Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.9
  182. 150Antigua and Barbuda0.8
  183. 151Papua New Guinea0.7
  184. 151Yemen, Rep.0.7
  185. 151Syrian Arab Republic0.7
  186. 151Comoros0.7
  187. 152Dominica0.6
  188. 152Aruba0.6
  189. 153Turks and Caicos Islands0.5
  190. 153St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.5
  191. 154Samoa0.3
  192. 154Curacao0.3
  193. 154Marshall Islands0.3
  194. 155Libya0.2
  195. 155Solomon Islands0.2
  196. 155Sao Tome and Principe0.2
  197. 155Grenada0.2
  198. 155Cabo Verde0.2
  199. 156Maldives0.1
  200. 156Vanuatu0.1
  201. 156Barbados0.1
  202. 156Tonga0.1
  203. 156Cayman Islands0.1
  204. 157Mauritius0
  205. 157Naoero0
  206. 157Tuvalu0
  207. 157Guam0
  208. 157Eritrea0
  209. 157Bermuda0
  210. 157Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  211. 157Faroe Islands0
  212. 157British Virgin Islands0
  213. 157Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0

Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)