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Map of World Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (% of Total Territorial Area)

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30-50
21.11- 29.82
13.03 - 21.11
6.01 - 13.03
1- 5
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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 protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.

Countries with Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (% of Total Territorial Area)


Country NameCountry Code2014
AfghanistanAFG0.46
AlbaniaALB1.91
AlgeriaDZA7.46
American SamoaASM8.62
AndorraAND19.5
AngolaAGO4.98
Antigua and BarbudaATG0.15
ArgentinaARG5.37
ArmeniaARM24.75
ArubaABW0.48
AustraliaAUS29.03
AustriaAUT28.35
AzerbaijanAZE13.97
Bahamas, TheBHS0.51
BahrainBHR4.41
BangladeshBGD3.41
BarbadosBRB0
BelarusBLR8.57
BelgiumBEL24.25
BelizeBLZ18.55
BeninBEN22.25
BermudaBMU5.07
BhutanBTN47.30
BoliviaBOL24.83
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH1.28
BotswanaBWA29.15
BrazilBRA20.37
British Virgin IslandsVGB0.08
Brunei DarussalamBRN29.68
BulgariaBGR31.46
Burkina FasoBFA15.47
BurundiBDI6.89
Cabo VerdeCPV0.01
CambodiaKHM20.61
CameroonCMR10.65
CanadaCAN6.24
Cayman IslandsCYM1.54
ChadTCD17.78
Channel IslandsCHIN/A
ChileCHL6.85
ChinaCHN15.61
ColombiaCOL17.37
ComorosCOM2.38
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD12.07
Congo, Rep.COG31.81
Costa RicaCRI3.05
Cote d'IvoireCIV14.93
CroatiaHRV23.69
CubaCUB5.03
CuracaoCUWN/A
CyprusCYP2.03
Czech RepublicCZE21.11
DenmarkDNK17.95
DjiboutiDJI1.05
DominicaDMA0.55
Dominican RepublicDOM11.2
EcuadorECU15.43
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY9.58
El SalvadorSLV2.05
Equatorial GuineaGNQ2.12
EritreaERI3.06
EstoniaEST19.85
EthiopiaETH18.40
Faroe IslandsFRO0
FijiFJI0.97
FinlandFIN14.07
FranceFRA25.73
French PolynesiaPYF0.01
GabonGAB12.28
Gambia, TheGMB1.41
GeorgiaGEO6.45
GermanyDEU38.46
GhanaGHA7.79
GibraltarGIBN/A
GreeceGRC8.56
GreenlandGRL22.38
GrenadaGRD0.05
GuamGUM5.19
GuatemalaGTM15.72
GuineaGIN20.34
Guinea-BissauGNB10.38
GuyanaGUY5.28
HaitiHTI0.06
High incomeHIC16.38
HondurasHND7.78
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG41.84
HungaryHUN22.55
IBRD onlyIBD11.01
IcelandISL2.32
IndiaIND3.13
IndonesiaIDN6.01
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN6.69
IraqIRQ0.38
IrelandIRL3.48
Isle of ManIMNN/A
IsraelISR8.62
ItalyITA13.32
JamaicaJAM1.40
JapanJPN2.09
JordanJOR2.13
KazakhstanKAZ3.29
KenyaKEN10.57
KiribatiKIR11.81
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK1.30
Korea, Rep.KOR2.61
KosovoKSVN/A
KuwaitKWT10.97
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ6.94
Lao PDRLAO16.66
Late-demographic dividendLTE12.74
LatviaLVA17.78
LebanonLBN0.93
LesothoLSO0.54
LiberiaLBR0.78
LibyaLBY0.32
LiechtensteinLIE44.29
LithuaniaLTU16.30
Low incomeLIC13.89
LuxembourgLUX34.61
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC0.00
Macedonia, FYRMKD9.70
MadagascarMDG1.98
MalawiMWI16.81
MalaysiaMYS8.04
MaldivesMDV0.07
MaliMLI8.38
MaltaMLT0.47
Marshall IslandsMHL0.19
MauritaniaMRT1.38
MauritiusMUS0.01
MexicoMEX6.02
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM0
MoldovaMDA3.82
MonacoMCO99.72
MongoliaMNG17.21
MontenegroMNE2.69
MoroccoMAR20.14
MozambiqueMOZ10.90
MyanmarMMR4.07
NamibiaNAM23.23
NauruNRU0.00
NepalNPL22.93
NetherlandsNLD18.06
New CaledoniaNCL91.03
New ZealandNZL29.82
NicaraguaNIC21.96
NigerNER17.61
NigeriaNGA11.82
Northern Mariana IslandsMNP26.34
NorwayNOR9.08
Not classifiedINXN/A
OmanOMN3.99
PakistanPAK8.60
PalauPLW0.24
PanamaPAN5.18
Papua New GuineaPNG0.66
ParaguayPRY6.50
PeruPER19.37
PhilippinesPHL2.44
PolandPOL29.31
PortugalPRT1.89
Puerto RicoPRI0.59
QatarQAT1.24
RomaniaROU22.09
Russian FederationRUS8.75
RwandaRWA9.43
SamoaWSM0.23
San MarinoSMR0.00
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP0.00
Saudi ArabiaSAU28.24
SenegalSEN14.48
SerbiaSRB6.76
SeychellesSYC0.05
Sierra LeoneSLE3.77
SingaporeSGP3.39
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXMN/A
Slovak RepublicSVK36.63
SloveniaSVN53.95
Solomon IslandsSLB0.16
SomaliaSOM0.26
South AfricaZAF10.24
South SudanSSD20.80
SpainESP10.18
Sri LankaLKA2.64
St. Kitts and NevisKNA0.26
St. LuciaLCA0.69
St. Martin (French part)MAFN/A
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT0.46
SudanSDN1.68
SurinameSUR8.58
Eswatini(Swaziland)SWZ4.02
SwedenSWE13.03
SwitzerlandCHE9.93
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR0.67
TajikistanTJK21.92
TanzaniaTZA26.05
ThailandTHA12.49
Timor-LesteTLS2.09
TogoTGO19.75
TongaTON1.52
Trinidad and TobagoTTO2.63
TunisiaTUN3.68
TurkeyTUR0.20
TurkmenistanTKM3.15
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA3.58
TuvaluTUV0.01
UgandaUGA16.00
UkraineUKR3.93
United Arab EmiratesARE16.09
United KingdomGBR13.77
United StatesUSA14.82
UruguayURY1.67
UzbekistanUZB3.44
VanuatuVUT2.31
Venezuela, RBVEN36.69
VietnamVNM2.54
Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR2.81
West Bank and GazaPSEN/A
WorldWLD12.81
Yemen, Rep.YEM0.61
ZambiaZMB37.85
ZimbabweZWE26.61

Last Updated on : November 23, 2016