WorldScore
← Map

Protected land area

Tier A· Official

Share of land area under legal protection for biodiversity and nature conservation.

100 = most land protected, 0 = least

Mixed reference years (2015–2025). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.

How this score is built

Terrestrial protected areas as a share of total land — World Bank indicator ER.LND.PTLD.ZS (UNEP-WCMC World Database on Protected Areas). Direction is higher_better (more land under conservation), though legal designation does not guarantee effective protection. The value is a 0–100 percentage (native_rescale). The raw percentage is shown. Most recent year per country.

Map

Loading map…

0
100No data

100 = most land protected, 0 = least

Full ranking

212 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stSeychellesSYC
68.168
68.1 % of land area
2ndNew CaledoniaNCL
59.660
59.6 % of land area
3rdVenezuelaVEN
56.857
56.8 % of land area
4thBhutanBTN
51.652
51.6 % of land area
5thLiechtensteinLIE
44.845
44.8 % of land area
6thBulgariaBGR
44.344
44.3 % of land area
7thTurks and Caicos IslandsTCA
43.544
43.5 % of land area
8thGuineaGIN
42.643
42.6 % of land area
9thHong KongHKG
4242
42 % of land area
10thGreenlandGRL
41.942
41.9 % of land area
11thZambiaZMB
41.341
41.3 % of land area
12thSloveniaSVN
40.440
40.4 % of land area
13thBruneiBRN
39.940
39.9 % of land area
13thNamibiaNAM
39.940
39.9 % of land area
13thTanzaniaTZA
39.940
39.9 % of land area
16thCambodiaKHM
39.840
39.8 % of land area
17thPolandPOL
39.640
39.6 % of land area
18thGermanyDEU
39.239
39.2 % of land area
19thLuxembourgLUX
39.139
39.1 % of land area
20thArmeniaARM
38.939
38.9 % of land area
21stCyprusCYP
38.639
38.6 % of land area
22ndCroatiaHRV
38.438
38.4 % of land area
23rdSlovakiaSVK
37.538
37.5 % of land area
24thBelizeBLZ
37.337
37.3 % of land area
25thCongoCOG
36.637
36.6 % of land area
26thBeninBEN
36.136
36.1 % of land area
27thGreeceGRC
3535
35 % of land area
28thBahamasBHS
34.635
34.6 % of land area
29thComorosCOM
33.734
33.7 % of land area
30thNew ZealandNZL
33.433
33.4 % of land area
31stSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
31.732
31.7 % of land area
32ndPalauPLW
31.431
31.4 % of land area
32ndPanamaPAN
31.431
31.4 % of land area
34thBoliviaBOL
30.931
30.9 % of land area
35thSri LankaLKA
30.831
30.8 % of land area
36thBrazilBRA
30.631
30.6 % of land area
36thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
30.631
30.6 % of land area
38thJapanJPN
29.730
29.7 % of land area
39thAustriaAUT
29.630
29.6 % of land area
40thMozambiqueMOZ
29.530
29.5 % of land area
41stMaltaMLT
2929
29 % of land area
41stNorth MacedoniaMKD
2929
29 % of land area
43rdOmanOMN
28.929
28.9 % of land area
44thFranceFRA
28.829
28.8 % of land area
45thUnited KingdomGBR
28.428
28.4 % of land area
46thZimbabweZWE
28.328
28.3 % of land area
47thSpainESP
28.128
28.1 % of land area
48thTogoTGO
27.928
27.9 % of land area
49thBotswanaBWA
27.628
27.6 % of land area
49thIsraelISR
27.628
27.6 % of land area
51stSenegalSEN
27.528
27.5 % of land area
52ndAndorraAND
27.327
27.3 % of land area
53rdGibraltarGIB
2727
27 % of land area
54thArubaABW
26.927
26.9 % of land area
55thCosta RicaCRI
26.627
26.6 % of land area
56thDominican RepublicDOM
26.326
26.3 % of land area
57thGuinea-BissauGNB
26.226
26.2 % of land area
58thRomaniaROU
24.625
24.6 % of land area
59thEcuadorECU
23.824
23.8 % of land area
60thAlbaniaALB
23.624
23.6 % of land area
60thNepalNPL
23.624
23.6 % of land area
62ndLesothoLSO
23.423
23.4 % of land area
63rdMalawiMWI
23.123
23.1 % of land area
64thHondurasHND
2323
23 % of land area
64thPortugalPRT
2323
23 % of land area
66thIvory CoastCIV
22.923
22.9 % of land area
66thKiribatiKIR
22.923
22.9 % of land area
66thNetherlandsNLD
22.923
22.9 % of land area
69thGeorgiaGEO
22.823
22.8 % of land area
70thGabonGAB
22.623
22.6 % of land area
70thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
22.623
22.6 % of land area
70thTajikistanTJK
22.623
22.6 % of land area
73rdHungaryHUN
22.322
22.3 % of land area
74thMontenegroMNE
22.222
22.2 % of land area
75thAzerbaijanAZE
22.122
22.1 % of land area
75thPeruPER
22.122
22.1 % of land area
77thAustraliaAUS
2222
22 % of land area
78thCzechiaCZE
21.922
21.9 % of land area
79thChileCHL
21.622
21.6 % of land area
79thEstoniaEST
21.622
21.6 % of land area
81stItalyITA
21.522
21.5 % of land area
82ndDominicaDMA
21.421
21.4 % of land area
83rdNicaraguaNIC
21.221
21.2 % of land area
84thChadTCD
2121
21 % of land area
84thNigerNER
2121
21 % of land area
86thIcelandISL
20.921
20.9 % of land area
86thMonacoMCO
20.921
20.9 % of land area
88thTuvaluTUV
20.220
20.2 % of land area
89thGuatemalaGTM
20.120
20.1 % of land area
90thJamaicaJAM
19.920
19.9 % of land area
91stMongoliaMNG
19.820
19.8 % of land area
92ndUnited Arab EmiratesARE
19.219
19.2 % of land area
93rdPakistanPAK
19.119
19.1 % of land area
94thEquatorial GuineaGNQ
1919
19 % of land area
95thLaosLAO
18.819
18.8 % of land area
95thLatviaLVA
18.819
18.8 % of land area
97thSaudi ArabiaSAU
18.519
18.5 % of land area
98thThailandTHA
18.418
18.4 % of land area
99thSaint LuciaLCA
18.218
18.2 % of land area
100thLithuaniaLTU
1818
18 % of land area
101stNorwayNOR
17.818
17.8 % of land area
102ndSouth KoreaKOR
17.718
17.7 % of land area
103rdCape VerdeCPV
17.618
17.6 % of land area
104thColombiaCOL
17.217
17.2 % of land area
105thKuwaitKWT
17.117
17.1 % of land area
105thUkraineUKR
17.117
17.1 % of land area
107thEthiopiaETH
1717
17 % of land area
108thSaint Kitts and NevisKNA
16.917
16.9 % of land area
109thBurkina FasoBFA
16.817
16.8 % of land area
110thAntigua and BarbudaATG
16.517
16.5 % of land area
110thCuraçaoCUW
16.517
16.5 % of land area
112thAmerican SamoaASM
16.416
16.4 % of land area
112thBelgiumBEL
16.416
16.4 % of land area
112thDenmarkDNK
16.416
16.4 % of land area
115thMarshall IslandsMHL
16.116
16.1 % of land area
115thTimor-LesteTLS
16.116
16.1 % of land area
115thUgandaUGA
16.116
16.1 % of land area
118thPhilippinesPHL
1616
16 % of land area
119thSwedenSWE
15.816
15.8 % of land area
120thChinaCHN
15.616
15.6 % of land area
120thCubaCUB
15.616
15.6 % of land area
120thQatarQAT
15.616
15.6 % of land area
123rdSouth SudanSSD
15.415
15.4 % of land area
124thGhanaGHA
15.315
15.3 % of land area
124thMexicoMEX
15.315
15.3 % of land area
126thDR CongoCOD
14.915
14.9 % of land area
126thParaguayPRY
14.915
14.9 % of land area
128thCentral African RepublicCAF
14.815
14.8 % of land area
128thSurinameSUR
14.815
14.8 % of land area
130thIrelandIRL
14.214
14.2 % of land area
131stUzbekistanUZB
14.114
14.1 % of land area
132ndSerbiaSRB
1414
14 % of land area
133rdFinlandFIN
13.914
13.9 % of land area
133rdKenyaKEN
13.914
13.9 % of land area
133rdNigeriaNGA
13.914
13.9 % of land area
136thMalaysiaMYS
13.313
13.3 % of land area
136thTongaTON
13.313
13.3 % of land area
136thUnited States Virgin IslandsVIR
13.313
13.3 % of land area
139thEgyptEGY
13.113
13.1 % of land area
140thLebanonLBN
1313
13 % of land area
141stCanadaCAN
12.913
12.9 % of land area
141stUnited StatesUSA
12.913
12.9 % of land area
143rdMadagascarMDG
12.813
12.8 % of land area
144thSierra LeoneSLE
12.613
12.6 % of land area
145thSwitzerlandCHE
12.513
12.5 % of land area
146thIndonesiaIDN
1212
12 % of land area
147thBahrainBHR
11.712
11.7 % of land area
148thMoldovaMDA
11.512
11.5 % of land area
148thRussiaRUS
11.512
11.5 % of land area
150thCameroonCMR
1111
11 % of land area
151stAngolaAGO
10.811
10.8 % of land area
152ndBritish Virgin IslandsVGB
10.511
10.5 % of land area
153rdKazakhstanKAZ
10.110
10.1 % of land area
154thPalestinePSE
1010
10 % of land area
155thSouth AfricaZAF
9.610
9.6 % of land area
156thBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
9.510
9.5 % of land area
157thSaint MartinMAF
9.39
9.3 % of land area
158thBelarusBLR
9.29
9.2 % of land area
159thRwandaRWA
9.19
9.1 % of land area
160thArgentinaARG
8.89
8.8 % of land area
160thCayman IslandsCYM
8.89
8.8 % of land area
160thGrenadaGRD
8.89
8.8 % of land area
163rdHaitiHTI
8.69
8.6 % of land area
164thGuyanaGUY
8.48
8.4 % of land area
165thEl SalvadorSLV
8.38
8.3 % of land area
166thSamoaWSM
7.98
7.9 % of land area
166thTunisiaTUN
7.98
7.9 % of land area
168thIranIRN
7.88
7.8 % of land area
169thGambiaGMB
7.78
7.7 % of land area
169thIndiaIND
7.78
7.7 % of land area
171stBurundiBDI
7.68
7.6 % of land area
171stVietnamVNM
7.68
7.6 % of land area
173rdMaliMLI
7.58
7.5 % of land area
174thTürkiyeTUR
77
7 % of land area
175thKyrgyzstanKGZ
6.87
6.8 % of land area
176thMyanmarMMR
6.77
6.7 % of land area
177thPuerto RicoPRI
6.67
6.6 % of land area
178thFrench PolynesiaPYF
5.66
5.6 % of land area
179thJordanJOR
5.45
5.4 % of land area
180thMauritiusMUS
55
5 % of land area
181stEritreaERI
4.95
4.9 % of land area
182ndVanuatuVUT
4.85
4.8 % of land area
183rdAlgeriaDZA
4.75
4.7 % of land area
184thIsle of ManIMN
4.65
4.6 % of land area
184thSingaporeSGP
4.65
4.6 % of land area
186thTurkmenistanTKM
4.34
4.3 % of land area
187thBangladeshBGD
4.24
4.2 % of land area
187thEswatiniSWZ
4.24
4.2 % of land area
187thGuamGUM
4.24
4.2 % of land area
187thMicronesiaFSM
4.24
4.2 % of land area
191stLiberiaLBR
44
4 % of land area
192ndFijiFJI
3.94
3.9 % of land area
193rdPapua New GuineaPNG
3.74
3.7 % of land area
194thAfghanistanAFG
3.64
3.6 % of land area
195thUruguayURY
3.13
3.1 % of land area
196thMaldivesMDV
33
3 % of land area
197thNorthern Mariana IslandsMNP
2.83
2.8 % of land area
197thSudanSDN
2.83
2.8 % of land area
199thFaroe IslandsFRO
2.42
2.4 % of land area
199thNorth KoreaPRK
2.42
2.4 % of land area
199thSolomon IslandsSLB
2.42
2.4 % of land area
202ndBermudaBMU
2.32
2.3 % of land area
203rdMoroccoMAR
2.12
2.1 % of land area
204thDjiboutiDJI
1.62
1.6 % of land area
205thIraqIRQ
1.52
1.5 % of land area
206thBarbadosBRB
1.11
1.1 % of land area
206thYemenYEM
1.11
1.1 % of land area
208thSomaliaSOM
0.831
0.83 % of land area
209thSyriaSYR
0.71
0.7 % of land area
210thMauritaniaMRT
0.61
0.6 % of land area
211thLibyaLBY
0.10
0.1 % of land area
211thSint MaartenSXM
0.10
0.1 % of land area
Protected land area — country ranking · WorldScore