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THE GLOBAL INDEX #107

Terrestrial protected areas2025

Terrestrial protected areas as a percentage of land area.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data213 / 217No observation: 4
First-ranked country or territorySeychelles68.1 %

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Terrestrial protected areas · 2025 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Seychelles68.12025
02New Caledonia59.62025
03Venezuela56.82025
04Bhutan51.62025
05Liechtenstein44.82025
06Bulgaria44.32025
07Turks & Caicos Islands43.52025
08Guinea42.62025
09Hong Kong SAR China422025
10Greenland41.92025
11Zambia41.32025
12Slovenia40.42025
13Brunei39.92025
13Namibia39.92025
13Tanzania39.92025
16Cambodia39.82025
17Poland39.62025
18Germany39.22025
19Luxembourg39.12025
20Armenia38.92025
21Cyprus38.62025
22Croatia38.42025
23Slovakia37.52025
24Belize37.32025
25Congo - Brazzaville36.62025
26Benin36.12025
27Greece352025
28Bahamas34.62025
29Comoros33.72025
30New Zealand33.42025
31São Tomé & Príncipe31.72025
32Panama31.42025
32Palau31.42025
34Bolivia30.92025
35Sri Lanka30.82025
36Brazil30.62025
36Trinidad & Tobago30.62025
38Japan29.72025
39Austria29.62025
40Mozambique29.52025
41North Macedonia292025
41Malta292025
43Oman28.92025
44France28.82025
45United Kingdom28.42025
46Zimbabwe28.32025
47Spain28.12025
48Togo27.92025
49Botswana27.62025
49Israel27.62025
51Senegal27.52025
52Andorra27.32025
53Gibraltar272025
54Aruba26.92025
55Costa Rica26.62025
56Dominican Republic26.32025
57Guinea-Bissau26.22025
58Romania24.62025
59Ecuador23.82025
60Albania23.62025
60Nepal23.62025
62Lesotho23.42025
63Malawi23.12025
64Honduras232025
64Portugal232025
66Côte d’Ivoire22.92025
66Kiribati22.92025
66Netherlands22.92025
69Georgia22.82025
70Gabon22.62025
70Tajikistan22.62025
70St. Vincent & Grenadines22.62025
73Hungary22.32025
74Montenegro22.22025
75Azerbaijan22.12025
75Peru22.12025
77Australia222025
78Czechia21.92025
79Chile21.62025
79Estonia21.62025
81Italy21.52025
82Dominica21.42025
83Nicaragua21.22025
84Niger212025
84Chad212025
86Iceland20.92025
86Monaco20.92025
88Tuvalu20.22025
89Guatemala20.12025
90Jamaica19.92025
91Mongolia19.82025
92United Arab Emirates19.22025
93Pakistan19.12025
94Equatorial Guinea192025
95Laos18.82025
95Latvia18.82025
97Saudi Arabia18.52025
98Thailand18.42025
99St. Lucia18.22025
100Lithuania182025
101Norway17.82025
102South Korea17.72025
103Cape Verde17.62025
104Colombia17.22025
105Kuwait17.12025
105Ukraine17.12025
107Ethiopia172025
108St. Kitts & Nevis16.92025
109Burkina Faso16.82025
110Antigua & Barbuda16.52025
110Curaçao16.52025
112American Samoa16.42025
112Belgium16.42025
112Denmark16.42025
115Marshall Islands16.12025
115Timor-Leste16.12025
115Uganda16.12025
118Philippines162025
119Sweden15.82025
120China15.62025
120Cuba15.62025
120Qatar15.62025
123South Sudan15.42025
124Ghana15.32025
124Mexico15.32025
126Congo - Kinshasa14.92025
126Paraguay14.92025
128Central African Republic14.82025
128Suriname14.82025
130Ireland14.22025
131Uzbekistan14.12025
132Serbia142025
133Finland13.92025
133Kenya13.92025
133Nigeria13.92025
136Malaysia13.32025
136Tonga13.32025
136U.S. Virgin Islands13.32025
139Egypt13.12025
140Lebanon132025
141Canada12.92025
141United States12.92025
143Madagascar12.82025
144Sierra Leone12.62025
145Switzerland12.52025
146Indonesia122025
147Bahrain11.72025
148Moldova11.52025
148Russia11.52025
150Cameroon112025
151Angola10.82025
152British Virgin Islands10.52025
153Kazakhstan10.12025
154Palestinian Territories102025
155South Africa9.62025
156Bosnia & Herzegovina9.52025
157St. Martin9.32025
158Belarus9.22025
159Rwanda9.12025
160Argentina8.82025
160Cayman Islands8.82025
160Grenada8.82025
163Haiti8.62025
164Guyana8.42025
165El Salvador8.32025
166Tunisia7.92025
166Samoa7.92025
168Iran7.82025
169Gambia7.72025
169India7.72025
171Burundi7.62025
171Vietnam7.62025
173Mali7.52025
174Türkiye72025
175Kyrgyzstan6.82025
176Myanmar (Burma)6.72025
177Puerto Rico6.62025
178French Polynesia5.62025
179Jordan5.42025
180Mauritius52025
181Vanuatu4.82025
182Algeria4.72025
183Isle of Man4.62025
183Singapore4.62025
185Turkmenistan4.32025
186Bangladesh4.22025
186Guam4.22025
186Eswatini4.22025
189Liberia42025
190Fiji3.92025
191Papua New Guinea3.72025
192Afghanistan3.62025
193Uruguay3.12025
194Maldives32025
195Northern Mariana Islands2.82025
195Sudan2.82025
197Faroe Islands2.42025
197North Korea2.42025
197Solomon Islands2.42025
200Bermuda2.32025
201Morocco2.12025
202Djibouti1.62025
203Iraq1.52025
204Barbados1.12025
204Yemen1.12025
206Syria0.72025
207Mauritania0.62025
208Libya0.12025
208Sint Maarten0.12025
210Eritrea02025
210Micronesia02025
210Nauru02025
210Somalia02025

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Channel Islands · Kosovo · Macao SAR China · San Marino

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Terrestrial protected areas as a percentage of land area.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · ER.LND.PTLD.ZS
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Original metadata
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.

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  "sourceNote": "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.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), uri: https://www.protectedplanet.net/en, publisher: Protected Planet, date accessed: 20240516, date published: 202405;\nInternational Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), uri: https://www.protectedplanet.net/en, publisher: Protected Planet, date accessed: 20240516",
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