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Terrestrial protected areas percentage of total land area

Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.Source:
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Country
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Year
1
New Caledonia
54.40416%
2018
2
Venezuela
54.14417%
2018
3
Slovenia
53.62296%
2018
4
Bhutan
48.00785%
2018
5
Brunei
46.87212%
2018
6
Turks And Caicos Islands
44.36743%
2018
7
Seychelles
42.09405%
2018
8
Hong Kong
41.88368%
2018
9
Greenland
41.1536%
2018
10
Luxembourg
40.87274%
2018
11
Republic of the Congo
40.73804%
2018
12
Poland
39.65014%
2018
13
Croatia
38.25363%
2018
14
Tanzania
38.14558%
2018
15
Namibia
37.89093%
2018
16
Zambia
37.87001%
2018
17
Germany
37.75192%
2018
18
Belize
37.67937%
2018
19
Slovakia
37.63041%
2018
20
Nicaragua
37.22587%
2018
21
The Bahamas
36.63365%
2018
22
Guinea
35.64619%
2018
23
Greece
35.21634%
2018
24
Bulgaria
34.70358%
2018
25
Monaco
33.1551%
2018
26
New Zealand
32.54526%
2018
27
Gibraltar
32.42342%
2018
28
Bolivia
30.86549%
2018
29
Morocco
30.7776%
2018
30
Trinidad and Tobago
30.59281%
2018
31
Malta
30.28638%
2018
32
Sri Lanka
29.862%
2018
33
Benin
29.62337%
2018
34
Brazil
29.41967%
2018
35
Japan
29.38754%
2018
36
São Tomé and Príncipe
29.25591%
2018
37
Botswana
29.14324%
2018
38
United Kingdom
28.68344%
2018
39
Austria
28.39798%
2018
40
Spain
28.06563%
2018
41
Palau
28.00019%
2018
42
Togo
27.62124%
2018
43
Costa Rica
27.6027%
2018
44
Zimbabwe
27.21459%
2018
45
Andorra
26.72772%
2018
46
Dominican Republic
26.23675%
2018
47
Cambodia
26.02772%
2018
48
France
25.79197%
2018
49
Senegal
25.35277%
2018
50
Romania
24.46187%
2018
51
Honduras
23.88555%
2018
52
Nepal
23.62604%
2018
53
Belgium
23.29334%
2018
54
Armenia
23.1105%
2018
55
Portugal
22.90118%
2018
56
Ivory Coast
22.88466%
2018
57
Malawi
22.87605%
2018
58
Hungary
22.59756%
2018
59
Guam
22.46914%
2018
60
Gabon
22.44276%
2018
61
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22.41962%
2018
62
Kiribati
22.36041%
2018
63
Tajikistan
22.27866%
2018
64
Czech Republic
22.15568%
2018
65
Dominica
21.98682%
2018
66
Ecuador
21.68612%
2018
67
Mozambique
21.59323%
2018
68
Italy
21.53906%
2018
69
Peru
21.31417%
2018
70
Panama
20.89194%
2018
71
Chad
20.35444%
2018
72
Estonia
20.21847%
2018
73
Guatemala
20.04788%
2018
74
Israel
19.9466%
2018
75
Equatorial Guinea
19.26676%
2018
76
Australia
19.26562%
2018
77
Malaysia
19.11932%
2018
78
Aruba
18.91758%
2018
79
Thailand
18.80917%
2018
80
Saint Lucia
18.74521%
2018
81
Cyprus
18.65044%
2018
82
Antigua and Barbuda
18.56967%
2018
83
Chile
18.49445%
2018
84
Ethiopia
18.47496%
2018
85
Latvia
18.17132%
2018
86
Iceland
18.15153%
2018
87
Denmark
18.10202%
2018
88
Central African Republic
18.06482%
2018
89
United Arab Emirates
17.95492%
2018
90
Albania
17.7361%
2018
91
Mongolia
17.71388%
2018
92
Kuwait
17.50068%
2018
93
Niger
17.31709%
2018
94
Norway
17.10649%
2018
95
Lithuania
17.0231%
2018
96
Laos
16.68221%
2018
97
Guinea-Bissau
16.66265%
2018
98
Cuba
16.55323%
2018
99
Uganda
16.06395%
2018
100
Jamaica
15.91651%
2018
101
Tonga
15.91279%
2018
102
American Samoa
15.84774%
2018
103
South Sudan
15.5015%
2018
104
Curacao
15.46238%
2018
105
China
15.44904%
2018
106
Philippines
15.31666%
2018
107
Ghana
15.05738%
2018
108
Finland
15.02329%
2018
109
Burkina Faso
14.92288%
2018
110
Sweden
14.88203%
2018
111
Colombia
14.80696%
2018
112
Suriname
14.52014%
2018
113
Mexico
14.50053%
2018
114
Republic of Ireland
14.44126%
2018
115
Paraguay
14.31474%
2018
116
Nigeria
13.92958%
2018
117
Democratic Republic Of Congo
13.83326%
2018
118
Virgin Islands (US)
13.79457%
2018
119
Qatar
13.22924%
2018
120
Egypt
13.13606%
2018
121
East Timor
13.05747%
2018
122
United States
12.99387%
2018
123
Saint Martin
12.77155%
2018
124
Kenya
12.36336%
2018
125
Pakistan
12.31459%
2018
126
Indonesia
12.1657%
2018
127
Liechtenstein
11.9351%
2018
128
Marshall Islands
11.91571%
2018
129
South Korea
11.67112%
2018
130
Netherlands
11.24373%
2018
131
Cayman Islands
10.76277%
2018
132
Cameroon
10.60055%
2018
133
Azerbaijan
10.15513%
2018
134
Comoros
10.15143%
2018
135
Grenada
9.77751%
2018
136
Russia
9.72691%
2018
137
Canada
9.68557%
2018
138
Switzerland
9.66518%
2018
139
Republic of Macedonia
9.65407%
2018
140
Sierra Leone
9.38632%
2018
141
Belarus
9.35349%
2018
142
Rwanda
9.11409%
2018
143
Virgin Islands (British)
9.10881%
2018
144
Argentina
8.80825%
2018
145
El Salvador
8.77629%
2018
146
Guyana
8.73749%
2018
147
Iran
8.61413%
2018
148
Georgia
8.3336%
2018
149
Mali
8.23161%
2018
150
South Africa
7.99816%
2018
151
Tunisia
7.91468%
2018
152
Northern Mariana Islands
7.66945%
2018
153
Burundi
7.59147%
2018
154
Vietnam
7.57678%
2018
155
Algeria
7.49506%
2018
156
Samoa
7.34959%
2018
157
Puerto Rico
7.26916%
2018
158
Angola
6.97143%
2018
159
Kyrgyzstan
6.70269%
2018
160
Bahrain
6.62175%
2018
161
Serbia
6.61311%
2018
162
Montenegro
6.40071%
2018
163
Myanmar
6.3705%
2018
164
India
5.96652%
2018
165
Madagascar
5.58956%
2018
166
Singapore
5.55456%
2018
167
Fiji
5.4112%
2018
168
Eritrea
4.87239%
2018
169
Saudi Arabia
4.76013%
2018
170
Mauritius
4.72539%
2018
171
Bangladesh
4.60596%
2018
172
Swaziland
4.23301%
2018
173
Vanuatu
4.20053%
2018
174
Moldova
4.15053%
2018
175
Gambia
4.10736%
2018
176
Liberia
4.05131%
2018
177
Ukraine
3.98675%
2018
178
Isle Of Man
3.72177%
2018
179
Uruguay
3.4462%
2018
180
Uzbekistan
3.37521%
2018
181
Saint Kitts And Nevis
3.31663%
2018
182
Kazakhstan
3.31209%
2018
183
Turkmenistan
3.24826%
2018
184
Papua New Guinea
3.06593%
2018
185
Cape Verde
2.89524%
2018
186
Lebanon
2.59731%
2018
187
Oman
2.57273%
2018
188
North Korea
2.43534%
2018
189
Faroe Islands
2.32909%
2018
190
Sudan
2.28176%
2018
191
Solomon Islands
2.21027%
2018
192
Bermuda
2.07992%
2018
193
French Polynesia
1.95319%
2018
194
Tuvalu
1.95194%
2018
195
Haiti
1.94988%
2018
196
Jordan
1.77058%
2018
197
Djibouti
1.57465%
2018
198
Iraq
1.53341%
2018
199
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.3955%
2018
200
Barbados
1.27011%
2018
201
Maldives
1.2091%
2018
202
Somalia
0.83%
2016
203
Yemen
0.77194%
2018
204
Syria
0.6853%
2018
205
Mauritania
0.62199%
2018
206
Lesotho
0.26139%
2018
207
Turkey
0.21849%
2018
208
Libya
0.21185%
2018
209
Afghanistan
0.10471%
2018
210
Federated States of Micronesia
0.04916%
2018
211
Sint Maarten
0.00037%
2018
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