Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Countries Compared

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land land and marine

area and marine area

Select year 1990 2000 2010 2012

• Totals

#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH	HISTORY
1	ReunionReunion	76.39%	2012
2	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	61.29%	2012
3	MartiniqueMartinique	55.12%	2012
4	SloveniaSlovenia	54.51%	2012
5	VenezuelaVenezuela	52.97%	2012
6	French GuianaFrench Guiana	48.31%	2012
7	GermanyGermany	48.03%	2012
8	GuadeloupeGuadeloupe	46.09%	2012
9	Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	44.39%	2012
10	BruneiBrunei	43.99%	2012
11	NamibiaNamibia	43.17%	2012
12	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	43.11%	2012
13	SeychellesSeychelles	42.05%	2012
14	Hong KongHong Kong	41.88%	2012
15	GreenlandGreenland	41.09%	2012
16	CyprusCyprus	40.95%	2012
17	LuxembourgLuxembourg	39.65%	2012
18	ZambiaZambia	37.78%	2012
19	BotswanaBotswana	37.19%	2012
20	BelizeBelize	36.65%	2012
21	BulgariaBulgaria	36.61%	2012
22	SlovakiaSlovakia	36.09%	2012
23	GibraltarGibraltar	35.97%	2012
24	MonacoMonaco	35.93%	2012
25	GreeceGreece	34.65%	2012
26	PolandPoland	34.2%	2012
27	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	32.6%	2012
28	TanzaniaTanzania	32.18%	2012
29	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	31.26%	2012
30	GuatemalaGuatemala	30.93%	2012
31	NicaraguaNicaragua	30.83%	2012
32	SpainSpain	29.01%	2012
33	BhutanBhutan	28.35%	2012
34	Saint HelenaSaint Helena	28.26%	2012
35	GuineaGuinea	28.06%	2012
36	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	27.91%	2012
37	New ZealandNew Zealand	27.26%	2012
38	ZimbabweZimbabwe	27.17%	2012
39	Costa RicaCosta Rica	26.94%	2012
40	GuamGuam	26.84%	2012
41	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	26.3%	2012
42	BrazilBrazil	26.26%	2012
43	CambodiaCambodia	26.21%	2012
44	BeninBenin	26.1%	2012
45	SenegalSenegal	24.76%	2012
46	FranceFrance	24.74%	2012
47	TogoTogo	24.66%	2012
48	EcuadorEcuador	23.73%	2012
49	AustriaAustria	23.59%	2012
50	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	23.5%	2012
51	HungaryHungary	23.14%	2012
52	BelgiumBelgium	23.02%	2012
53	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	22.89%	2012
54	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	22.37%	2012
55	PortugalPortugal	22.26%	2012
56	KiribatiKiribati	22.01%	2012
57	Sri LankaSri Lanka	22%	2012
58	DominicaDominica	21.69%	2012
59	ItalyItaly	21.6%	2012
60	MoroccoMorocco	21.54%	2012
61	MaltaMalta	21.5%	2012
62	ColombiaColombia	21.18%	2012
63	HondurasHonduras	21.1%	2012
64	EstoniaEstonia	20.91%	2012
65	BoliviaBolivia	20.83%	2012
66	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	20.61%	2012
67	PanamaPanama	20.57%	2012
68	GabonGabon	19.94%	2012
69	IcelandIceland	19.86%	2012
70	NetherlandsNetherlands	19.54%	2012
71	PeruPeru	19.06%	2012
72	ThailandThailand	18.82%	2012
73	RomaniaRomania	18.71%	2012
74	LatviaLatvia	18.57%	2012
75	ChileChile	18.56%	2012
76	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	18.55%	2012
77	DenmarkDenmark	18.42%	2012
78	EthiopiaEthiopia	18.41%	2012
79	KuwaitKuwait	18.39%	2012
80	MalaysiaMalaysia	18.35%	2012
81	MalawiMalawi	18.25%	2012
82	United Arab EmiratesUAE	18.15%	2012
83	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	17.98%	2012
84	MozambiqueMozambique	17.63%	2012
85	IsraelIsrael	17.43%	2012
86	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	16.86%	2012
87	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	16.83%	2012
88	LithuaniaLithuania	16.78%	2012
89	NigerNiger	16.72%	2012
90	ChinaChina	16.71%	2012
91	LaosLaos	16.68%	2012
92	ChadChad	16.62%	2012
93	JapanJapan	16.54%	2012
94	NepalNepal	16.38%	2012
95	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	16.34%	2012
96	NorwayNorway	16.33%	2012
97	PalauPalau	15.95%	2012
98	JamaicaJamaica	15.89%	2012
99	TongaTonga	15.62%	2012
100	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	15.34%	2012
101	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	15.19%	2012
102	FinlandFinland	15.1%	2012
103	GhanaGhana	15.06%	2012
104	MontenegroMontenegro	14.79%	2012
105	SurinameSuriname	14.72%	2012
106	IndonesiaIndonesia	14.7%	2012
107	SwedenSweden	14.53%	2012
108	IrelandIreland	14.27%	2012
109	NigeriaNigeria	14.11%	2012
110	CroatiaCroatia	14.06%	2012
111	United StatesUnited States	13.82%	2012
112	MongoliaMongolia	13.78%	2012
113	The BahamasThe Bahamas	13.66%	2012
114	MexicoMexico	12.92%	2012
115	AustraliaAustralia	12.85%	2012
116	CubaCuba	12.41%	2012
117	AngolaAngola	12.4%	2012
118	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	12.04%	2012
119	KenyaKenya	11.61%	2012
120	UgandaUganda	11.45%	2012
121	RussiaRussia	11.33%	2012
122	EgyptEgypt	11.23%	2012
123	CameroonCameroon	10.99%	2012
124	AlbaniaAlbania	10.96%	2012
125	PhilippinesPhilippines	10.91%	2012
126	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	10.88%	2012
127	PakistanPakistan	10.75%	2012
128	OmanOman	10.68%	2012
129	RwandaRwanda	10.55%	2012
130	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	10.5%	2012
131	MontserratMontserrat	10.48%	2012
132	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	10.26%	2012
133	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	10.18%	2012
134	ComorosComoros	10.1%	2012
135	AndorraAndorra	9.83%	2012
136	NiueNiue	9.08%	2012
137	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	8.96%	2012
138	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	8.74%	2012
139	East TimorEast Timor	8.72%	2012
140	CanadaCanada	8.56%	2012
141	El SalvadorEl Salvador	8.44%	2012
142	BelarusBelarus	8.28%	2012
143	ArmeniaArmenia	8.1%	2012
144	AlgeriaAlgeria	7.46%	2012
145	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	7.36%	2012
146	BurmaBurma	7.28%	2012
147	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	7.27%	2012
148	IranIran	7.16%	2012
149	ArgentinaArgentina	6.91%	2012
150	SamoaSamoa	6.74%	2012
151	VietnamVietnam	6.45%	2012
152	ParaguayParaguay	6.4%	2012
153	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	6.33%	2012
154	SerbiaSerbia	6.3%	2012
155	South KoreaSouth Korea	6.27%	2012
156	South AfricaSouth Africa	6.2%	2012
157	TokelauTokelau	6.09%	2012
158	MaliMali	6.05%	2012
159	AnguillaAnguilla	5.96%	2012
160	Western SaharaWestern Sahara	5.77%	2012
161	BermudaBermuda	5.76%	2012
162	TunisiaTunisia	5.38%	2012
163	SingaporeSingapore	5.37%	2012
164	IndiaIndia	5.21%	2012
165	GuyanaGuyana	5.21%	2012
166	MadagascarMadagascar	4.99%	2012
167	EritreaEritrea	4.96%	2012
168	BurundiBurundi	4.89%	2012
169	GambiaGambia	4.83%	2012
170	MayotteMayotte	4.82%	2012
171	TajikistanTajikistan	4.77%	2012
172	BangladeshBangladesh	4.72%	2012
173	MauritiusMauritius	4.49%	2012
174	FijiFiji	4.33%	2012
175	VanuatuVanuatu	4.23%	2012
176	UkraineUkraine	4.05%	2012
177	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	4.03%	2012
178	GeorgiaGeorgia	3.93%	2012
179	MoldovaMoldova	3.82%	2012
180	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	3.57%	2012
181	UzbekistanUzbekistan	3.35%	2012
182	KazakhstanKazakhstan	3.32%	2012
183	QatarQatar	3.18%	2012
184	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	3.18%	2012
185	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	3.12%	2012
186	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	3.07%	2012
187	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	3.04%	2012
188	SwazilandSwaziland	3.02%	2012
189	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	2.93%	2012
190	BahrainBahrain	2.8%	2012
191	UruguayUruguay	2.68%	2012
192	LiberiaLiberia	2.52%	2012
193	Cape VerdeCape Verde	2.47%	2012
194	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	2.2%	2012
195	GrenadaGrenada	2.2%	2012
196	TurkeyTurkey	2.05%	2012
197	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	1.98%	2012
198	TuvaluTuvalu	1.94%	2012
199	JordanJordan	1.91%	2010
200	Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands	1.7%	2012
201	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	1.49%	2012
202	Cook IslandsCook Islands	1.32%	2012
203	YemenYemen	0.79%	2012
204	SyriaSyria	0.689%	2012
205	MauritaniaMauritania	0.604%	2012
206	LebanonLebanon	0.586%	2012
207	SomaliaSomalia	0.584%	2012
208	LesothoLesotho	0.506%	2012
209	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands	0.477%	2012
210	ArubaAruba	0.475%	2012
211	IraqIraq	0.38%	2012
212	AfghanistanAfghanistan	0.372%	2012
213	HaitiHaiti	0.303%	2012
214	PalestinePalestine	0.215%	2012
215	Wallis and FutunaWallis+	0.166%	2012
216	LibyaLibya	0.145%	2012
217	BarbadosBarbados	0.124%	2012
218	DjiboutiDjibouti	0.0839%	2012

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