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Terrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory: ranking of countries
213 countries ranked by their latest value. Monaco is highest at 99.5%; Tuvalu is lowest at 0.0%.
World 17.0% (2025)Median country 11.6%213 countries
Protected areas: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Protected areas | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 99.5% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 98.0% | 2025 | |
| 3 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 96.0% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 92.3% | 2025 | |
| 5 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 87.3% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Bhutan | South Asia | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 44.8% | 2025 | |
| 8 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 42.1% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 42.0% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.3% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 40.1% | 2025 | |
| 12 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 40.0% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 39.1% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 39.0% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 38.9% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 38.1% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.9% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 37.5% | 2025 | |
| 19 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 36.7% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 35.6% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.2% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 33.5% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.6% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 32.4% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.3% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 31.8% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.9% | 2025 | |
| 28 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 29.8% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 29.6% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.6% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.4% | 2025 | |
| 33 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 29.0% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.8% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.3% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 28.2% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.6% | 2025 | |
| 38 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 27.3% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 27.2% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.8% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.5% | 2025 | |
| 42 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.4% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.4% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 24.3% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 24.1% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 23.8% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Nepal | South Asia | 23.6% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.4% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.1% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 22.3% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| 56 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.0% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.0% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.8% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.6% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 20.5% | 2025 | |
| 61 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.2% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 19.8% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 18.8% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 18.6% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 18.4% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 18.1% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 18.0% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.0% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 17.9% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 17.4% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 17.2% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.8% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.6% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.5% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 16.3% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 15.9% | 2025 | |
| 82 | United States | North America | 15.8% | 2025 | |
| 83 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.4% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.3% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.2% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 15.1% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.9% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.9% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.9% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| 92 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 14.7% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 14.4% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 14.1% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 14.0% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 13.5% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 13.4% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.2% | 2025 | |
| 99 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.9% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 12.5% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.2% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 12.0% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 11.9% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Canada | North America | 11.6% | 2025 | |
| 107 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.6% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.6% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 11.2% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 11.1% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.0% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.2% | 2025 | |
| 116 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.1% | 2025 | |
| 117 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.0% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.7% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 9.5% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 9.2% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.1% | 2025 | |
| 122 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 8.7% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.6% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.6% | 2025 | |
| 125 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 8.4% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.3% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.0% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.9% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.6% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 7.5% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.5% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.0% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.9% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 6.8% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| 137 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.8% | 2025 | |
| 139 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 5.7% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 5.2% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.2% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.8% | 2025 | |
| 148 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| 152 | India | South Asia | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.4% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1% | 2025 | |
| 157 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| 159 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.6% | 2025 | |
| 160 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 3.6% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.9% | 2025 | |
| 164 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 2.9% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| 167 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| 168 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| 170 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.0% | 2025 | |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.8% | 2025 | |
| 172 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| 174 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| 175 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| 176 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| 178 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 179 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 181 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 183 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| 185 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| 186 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| 187 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.6% | 2025 | |
| 188 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.6% | 2025 | |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| 190 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| 191 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| 193 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| 194 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| 195 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| 196 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| 197 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| 198 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| 199 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| 200 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| 201 | Maldives | South Asia | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| 202 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| 203 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| 204 | Bermuda | North America | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 205 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 206 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 207 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 208 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 209 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 210 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 211 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 212 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 213 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 0.0% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)