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Protected Terrestrial Areas

Terrestrial protected areas as percent of land area (UNEP-WCMC / World Bank, 2022).

Higher is betterData: 2022Source: UNEP-WCMC / World Bank
  1. 🥇
    pl flag
    Poland39.7%
  2. 🥈
    de flag
    Germany37.8%
  3. 🥉
    gr flag
    Greece35.1%
  4. #4
    nz flag
    New Zealand32.4%
  5. #5
    br flag
    Brazil30.0%
  6. #6
    jp flag
    Japan29.4%
  7. #7
    gb flag
    United Kingdom28.9%
  8. #8
    es flag
    Spain28.4%
  9. #9
    at flag
    Austria28.4%
  10. #10
    be flag
    Belgium26.7%
  11. #11
    fr flag
    France25.7%
  12. #12
    nl flag
    Netherlands25.7%
  13. #13
    ro flag
    Romania24.6%
  14. #14
    il flag
    Israel22.9%
  15. #15
    hu flag
    Hungary22.5%
  16. #16
    pt flag
    Portugal22.4%
  17. #17
    cz flag
    Czech Republic22.0%
  18. #18
    cl flag
    Chile21.7%
  19. #19
    it flag
    Italy21.6%
  20. #20
    pe flag
    Peru19.7%
  21. #21
    au flag
    Australia19.6%
  22. #22
    co flag
    Colombia18.8%
  23. #23
    th flag
    Thailand18.8%
  24. #24
    et flag
    Ethiopia18.4%
  25. #25
    sa flag
    Saudi Arabia18.2%
  26. #26
    no flag
    Norway17.4%
  27. #27
    kr flag
    South Korea17.0%
  28. #28
    cn flag
    China16.6%
  29. #29
    ae flag
    United Arab Emirates15.5%
  30. #30
    ph flag
    Philippines15.3%
  31. #31
    fi flag
    Finland14.8%
  32. #32
    se flag
    Sweden14.6%
  33. #33
    mx flag
    Mexico14.5%
  34. #34
    ng flag
    Nigeria14.4%
  35. #35
    ie flag
    Ireland14.3%
  36. #36
    my flag
    Malaysia13.9%
  37. #37
    ca flag
    Canada13.6%
  38. #38
    eg flag
    Egypt13.1%
  39. #39
    us flag
    United States13.0%
  40. #40
    ke flag
    Kenya12.4%
  41. #41
    pk flag
    Pakistan12.3%
  42. #42
    id flag
    Indonesia12.2%
  43. #43
    ch flag
    Switzerland11.6%
  44. #44
    ru flag
    Russia11.2%
  45. #45
    ar flag
    Argentina9.4%
  46. #46
    za flag
    South Africa8.9%
  47. #47
    dk flag
    Denmark8.3%
  48. #48
    in flag
    India8.0%
  49. #49
    ir flag
    Iran7.6%
  50. #50
    vn flag
    Vietnam7.4%
  51. #51
    sg flag
    Singapore4.7%
  52. #52
    bd flag
    Bangladesh4.6%
  53. #53
    ua flag
    Ukraine4.0%
  54. #54
    ma flag
    Morocco1.5%
  55. #55
    tr flag
    Turkey0.4%

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