Protected Terrestrial Areas
Terrestrial protected areas as percent of land area (UNEP-WCMC / World Bank, 2022).
- 🥇Poland39.7%

- 🥈Germany37.8%

- 🥉Greece35.1%

- #4New Zealand32.4%

- #5Brazil30.0%

- #6Japan29.4%

- #7United Kingdom28.9%

- #8Spain28.4%

- #9Austria28.4%

- #10Belgium26.7%

- #11France25.7%

- #12Netherlands25.7%

- #13Romania24.6%

- #14Israel22.9%

- #15Hungary22.5%

- #16Portugal22.4%

- #17Czech Republic22.0%

- #18Chile21.7%

- #19Italy21.6%

- #20Peru19.7%

- #21Australia19.6%

- #22Colombia18.8%

- #23Thailand18.8%

- #24Ethiopia18.4%

- #25Saudi Arabia18.2%

- #26Norway17.4%

- #27South Korea17.0%

- #28China16.6%

- #29United Arab Emirates15.5%

- #30Philippines15.3%

- #31Finland14.8%

- #32Sweden14.6%

- #33Mexico14.5%

- #34Nigeria14.4%

- #35Ireland14.3%

- #36Malaysia13.9%

- #37Canada13.6%

- #38Egypt13.1%

- #39United States13.0%

- #40Kenya12.4%

- #41Pakistan12.3%

- #42Indonesia12.2%

- #43Switzerland11.6%

- #44Russia11.2%

- #45Argentina9.4%

- #46South Africa8.9%

- #47Denmark8.3%

- #48India8.0%

- #49Iran7.6%

- #50Vietnam7.4%

- #51Singapore4.7%

- #52Bangladesh4.6%

- #53Ukraine4.0%

- #54Morocco1.5%

- #55Turkey0.4%

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