Protected land
% of land area · showing the worst first
213 of 216 countries report a figure for protected land
World average: 18.9%
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #213 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #212 | Nauru | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #211 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #210 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #209 | Sint Maarten | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| #208 | Libya | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| #207 | Mauritania | 0.6% | 2025 | |
| #206 | Syria | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| #205 | Yemen | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| #204 | Barbados | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| #203 | Iraq | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| #202 | Djibouti | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| #201 | Morocco | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| #200 | Bermuda | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| #199 | Solomon Islands | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #198 | North Korea | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #197 | Faroe Islands | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #196 | Sudan | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| #195 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| #194 | Maldives | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| #193 | Uruguay | 3.1% | 2025 | |
| #192 | Afghanistan | 3.6% | 2025 | |
| #191 | Papua New Guinea | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| #190 | Fiji | 3.9% | 2025 | |
| #189 | Liberia | 4.0% | 2025 | |
| #188 | Guam | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| #187 | Eswatini | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| #186 | Bangladesh | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| #185 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| #184 | Singapore | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| #183 | Isle of Man | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| #182 | Algeria | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| #181 | Vanuatu | 4.8% | 2025 | |
| #180 | Mauritius | 5.0% | 2025 | |
| #179 | Jordan | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| #178 | French Polynesia | 5.6% | 2025 | |
| #177 | Puerto Rico | 6.6% | 2025 | |
| #176 | Myanmar | 6.7% | 2025 | |
| #175 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.8% | 2025 | |
| #174 | Turkey | 7.0% | 2025 | |
| #173 | Mali | 7.5% | 2025 | |
| #172 | Vietnam | 7.6% | 2025 | |
| #171 | Burundi | 7.6% | 2025 | |
| #170 | India | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| #169 | The Gambia | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| #168 | Iran | 7.8% | 2025 | |
| #167 | Tunisia | 7.9% | 2025 | |
| #166 | Samoa | 7.9% | 2025 | |
| #165 | El Salvador | 8.3% | 2025 | |
| #164 | Guyana | 8.4% | 2025 | |
| #163 | Haiti | 8.6% | 2025 | |
| #162 | Grenada | 8.8% | 2025 | |
| #161 | Cayman Islands | 8.8% | 2025 | |
| #160 | Argentina | 8.8% | 2025 | |
| #159 | Rwanda | 9.1% | 2025 | |
| #158 | Belarus | 9.2% | 2025 | |
| #157 | Saint-Martin | 9.3% | 2025 | |
| #156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.5% | 2025 | |
| #155 | South Africa | 9.6% | 2025 | |
| #154 | Palestine | 10.0% | 2025 | |
| #153 | Kazakhstan | 10.1% | 2025 | |
| #152 | British Virgin Islands | 10.5% | 2025 | |
| #151 | Angola | 10.8% | 2025 | |
| #150 | Cameroon | 11.0% | 2025 | |
| #149 | Russia | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| #148 | Moldova | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| #147 | Bahrain | 11.7% | 2025 | |
| #146 | Indonesia | 12.0% | 2025 | |
| #145 | Switzerland | 12.5% | 2025 | |
| #144 | Sierra Leone | 12.6% | 2025 | |
| #143 | Madagascar | 12.8% | 2025 | |
| #142 | United States | 12.9% | 2025 | |
| #141 | Canada | 12.9% | 2025 | |
| #140 | Lebanon | 13.0% | 2025 | |
| #139 | Egypt | 13.1% | 2025 | |
| #138 | United States Virgin Islands | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| #137 | Tonga | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| #136 | Malaysia | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| #135 | Nigeria | 13.9% | 2025 | |
| #134 | Kenya | 13.9% | 2025 | |
| #133 | Finland | 13.9% | 2025 | |
| #132 | Serbia | 14.0% | 2025 | |
| #131 | Uzbekistan | 14.1% | 2025 | |
| #130 | Ireland | 14.2% | 2025 | |
| #129 | Suriname | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| #128 | Central African Republic | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| #127 | Paraguay | 14.9% | 2025 | |
| #126 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.9% | 2025 | |
| #125 | Mexico | 15.3% | 2025 | |
| #124 | Ghana | 15.3% | 2025 | |
| #123 | South Sudan | 15.4% | 2025 | |
| #122 | Qatar | 15.6% | 2025 | |
| #121 | Cuba | 15.6% | 2025 | |
| #120 | People's Republic of China | 15.6% | 2025 | |
| #119 | Sweden | 15.8% | 2025 | |
| #118 | Philippines | 16.0% | 2025 | |
| #117 | Uganda | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| #116 | Timor-Leste | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| #115 | Marshall Islands | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| #114 | Denmark | 16.4% | 2025 | |
| #113 | Belgium | 16.4% | 2025 | |
| #112 | American Samoa | 16.4% | 2025 | |
| #111 | Curaçao | 16.5% | 2025 | |
| #110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.5% | 2025 | |
| #109 | Burkina Faso | 16.8% | 2025 | |
| #108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.9% | 2025 | |
| #107 | Ethiopia | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| #106 | Ukraine | 17.1% | 2025 | |
| #105 | Kuwait | 17.1% | 2025 | |
| #104 | Colombia | 17.2% | 2025 | |
| #103 | Cape Verde | 17.6% | 2025 | |
| #102 | South Korea | 17.7% | 2025 | |
| #101 | Norway | 17.8% | 2025 | |
| #100 | Lithuania | 18.0% | 2025 | |
| #99 | Saint Lucia | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| #98 | Thailand | 18.4% | 2025 | |
| #97 | Saudi Arabia | 18.5% | 2025 | |
| #96 | Latvia | 18.8% | 2025 | |
| #95 | Laos | 18.8% | 2025 | |
| #94 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.0% | 2025 | |
| #93 | Pakistan | 19.1% | 2025 | |
| #92 | United Arab Emirates | 19.2% | 2025 | |
| #91 | Mongolia | 19.8% | 2025 | |
| #90 | Jamaica | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| #89 | Guatemala | 20.1% | 2025 | |
| #88 | Tuvalu | 20.2% | 2025 | |
| #87 | Monaco | 20.9% | 2025 | |
| #86 | Iceland | 20.9% | 2025 | |
| #85 | Niger | 21.0% | 2025 | |
| #84 | Chad | 21.0% | 2025 | |
| #83 | Nicaragua | 21.2% | 2025 | |
| #82 | Dominica | 21.4% | 2025 | |
| #81 | Italy | 21.5% | 2025 | |
| #80 | Estonia | 21.6% | 2025 | |
| #79 | Chile | 21.6% | 2025 | |
| #78 | Czech Republic | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| #77 | Australia | 22.0% | 2025 | |
| #76 | Peru | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| #75 | Azerbaijan | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| #74 | Montenegro | 22.2% | 2025 | |
| #73 | Hungary | 22.3% | 2025 | |
| #72 | Tajikistan | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| #71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| #70 | Gabon | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| #69 | Georgia | 22.8% | 2025 | |
| #68 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| #67 | Kiribati | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| #66 | Ivory Coast | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| #65 | Portugal | 23.0% | 2025 | |
| #64 | Honduras | 23.0% | 2025 | |
| #63 | Malawi | 23.1% | 2025 | |
| #62 | Lesotho | 23.4% | 2025 | |
| #61 | Nepal | 23.6% | 2025 | |
| #60 | Albania | 23.6% | 2025 | |
| #59 | Ecuador | 23.8% | 2025 | |
| #58 | Romania | 24.6% | 2025 | |
| #57 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.2% | 2025 | |
| #56 | Dominican Republic | 26.3% | 2025 | |
| #55 | Costa Rica | 26.6% | 2025 | |
| #54 | Aruba | 26.9% | 2025 | |
| #53 | Gibraltar | 27.0% | 2025 | |
| #52 | Andorra | 27.3% | 2025 | |
| #51 | Senegal | 27.5% | 2025 | |
| #50 | Israel | 27.6% | 2025 | |
| #49 | Botswana | 27.6% | 2025 | |
| #48 | Togo | 27.9% | 2025 | |
| #47 | Spain | 28.1% | 2025 | |
| #46 | Zimbabwe | 28.3% | 2025 | |
| #45 | United Kingdom | 28.4% | 2025 | |
| #44 | France | 28.8% | 2025 | |
| #43 | Oman | 28.9% | 2025 | |
| #42 | North Macedonia | 29.0% | 2025 | |
| #41 | Malta | 29.0% | 2025 | |
| #40 | Mozambique | 29.5% | 2025 | |
| #39 | Austria | 29.6% | 2025 | |
| #38 | Japan | 29.7% | 2025 | |
| #37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| #36 | Brazil | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| #35 | Sri Lanka | 30.8% | 2025 | |
| #34 | Bolivia | 30.9% | 2025 | |
| #33 | Panama | 31.4% | 2025 | |
| #32 | Palau | 31.4% | 2025 | |
| #31 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 31.7% | 2025 | |
| #30 | New Zealand | 33.4% | 2025 | |
| #29 | Comoros | 33.7% | 2025 | |
| #28 | The Bahamas | 34.6% | 2025 | |
| #27 | Greece | 35.0% | 2025 | |
| #26 | Benin | 36.1% | 2025 | |
| #25 | Republic of the Congo | 36.6% | 2025 | |
| #24 | Belize | 37.3% | 2025 | |
| #23 | Slovakia | 37.5% | 2025 | |
| #22 | Croatia | 38.4% | 2025 | |
| #21 | Cyprus | 38.6% | 2025 | |
| #20 | Armenia | 38.9% | 2025 | |
| #19 | Luxembourg | 39.1% | 2025 | |
| #18 | Germany | 39.2% | 2025 | |
| #17 | Poland | 39.6% | 2025 | |
| #16 | Cambodia | 39.8% | 2025 | |
| #15 | Tanzania | 39.9% | 2025 | |
| #14 | Namibia | 39.9% | 2025 | |
| #13 | Brunei | 39.9% | 2025 | |
| #12 | Slovenia | 40.4% | 2025 | |
| #11 | Zambia | 41.3% | 2025 | |
| #10 | Greenland | 41.9% | 2025 | |
| #9 | Hong Kong | 42.0% | 2025 | |
| #8 | Guinea | 42.6% | 2025 | |
| #7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 43.5% | 2025 | |
| #6 | Bulgaria | 44.3% | 2025 | |
| #5 | Liechtenstein | 44.8% | 2025 | |
| #4 | Bhutan | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| #3 | Venezuela | 56.8% | 2025 | |
| #2 | New Caledonia | 59.6% | 2025 | |
| #1 | Seychelles | 68.1% | 2025 | |
| — | Kosovo | — | — | |
| — | Macau | — | — | |
| — | San Marino | — | — |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)