Protected areas (land and sea) by country
United States: 15.8% in 2025, 26th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 82nd of all 213 with data.
Highest: 
Monaco (99.5%, 2025) · Lowest: 
Bermuda (0.0%, 2025) · 213 countries and territories with data.
Share of a country's land and territorial waters designated as nature reserves, national parks and other protected areas.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).
World ranking (highest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 99.5% | 2025 |
| 2 |  Palau | 98.0% | 2025 |
| 3 |  New Caledonia | 96.0% | 2025 |
| 4 |  St. Martin (French part) | 92.3% | 2025 |
| 5 |  French Polynesia | 87.3% | 2025 |
| 6 |  Bhutan | 51.6% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Liechtenstein | 44.8% | 2025 |
| 8 |  United Kingdom | 42.1% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong | 42.0% | 2025 |
| 10 |  Zambia | 41.3% | 2025 |
| 11 |  Slovenia | 40.1% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Germany | 40.0% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Luxembourg | 39.1% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Venezuela | 39.0% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Armenia | 38.9% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Poland | 38.1% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Chile | 37.9% | 2025 |
| 18 |  Slovakia | 37.5% | 2025 |
| 19 |  France | 36.7% | 2025 |
| 20 |  Bulgaria | 35.6% | 2025 |
| 21 |  Republic of the Congo | 34.2% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Australia | 33.5% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Seychelles | 32.6% | 2025 |
| 24 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 32.4% | 2025 |
| 25 |  Tanzania | 32.3% | 2025 |
| 26 |  Cambodia | 31.8% | 2025 |
| 27 |  Bolivia | 30.9% | 2025 |
| 28 |  New Zealand | 30.6% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Netherlands | 29.8% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Austria | 29.6% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Guinea | 29.6% | 2025 |
| 32 |  Brazil | 29.4% | 2025 |
| 33 |  North Macedonia | 29.0% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Benin | 28.8% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Zimbabwe | 28.3% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Costa Rica | 28.2% | 2025 |
| 37 |  Botswana | 27.6% | 2025 |
| 38 |  Andorra | 27.3% | 2025 |
| 39 |  Panama | 27.2% | 2025 |
| 40 |  Belize | 26.8% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Colombia | 26.5% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Gabon | 24.4% | 2025 |
| 43 |  Namibia | 24.4% | 2025 |
| 44 |  Romania | 24.3% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Croatia | 24.1% | 2025 |
| 46 |  Denmark | 23.8% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Nepal | 23.6% | 2025 |
| 48 |  Lesotho | 23.4% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Malawi | 23.1% | 2025 |
| 50 |  Greenland | 22.6% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Tajikistan | 22.6% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Hungary | 22.3% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Spain | 22.1% | 2025 |
| 54 |  Togo | 22.1% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Czechia | 21.9% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Niger | 21.0% | 2025 |
| 57 |  Chad | 21.0% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Oman | 20.8% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Bahrain | 20.6% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Estonia | 20.5% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Ecuador | 20.2% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Mexico | 19.9% | 2025 |
| 63 |  Mongolia | 19.8% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Laos | 18.8% | 2025 |
| 65 |  Belgium | 18.6% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Lithuania | 18.4% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Latvia | 18.1% | 2025 |
| 68 |  Albania | 18.0% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Mozambique | 18.0% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Ukraine | 17.9% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Georgia | 17.4% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Portugal | 17.2% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Ethiopia | 17.0% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Saudi Arabia | 17.0% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Burkina Faso | 16.8% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Senegal | 16.6% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Peru | 16.5% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Montenegro | 16.3% | 2025 |
| 79 |  United Arab Emirates | 16.1% | 2025 |
| 80 |  Uganda | 16.1% | 2025 |
| 81 |  Sweden | 15.9% | 2025 |
| 82 |  United States | 15.8% | 2025 |
| 83 |  South Sudan | 15.4% | 2025 |
| 84 |  Dominican Republic | 15.3% | 2025 |
| 85 |  Pakistan | 15.2% | 2025 |
| 86 |  Japan | 15.1% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 14.9% | 2025 |
| 88 |  DR Congo | 14.9% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Paraguay | 14.9% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Central African Republic | 14.8% | 2025 |
| 91 |  Italy | 14.8% | 2025 |
| 92 |  China | 14.7% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Gibraltar | 14.4% | 2025 |
| 94 |  Uzbekistan | 14.1% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Serbia | 14.0% | 2025 |
| 96 |  Finland | 13.5% | 2025 |
| 97 |  Thailand | 13.4% | 2025 |
| 98 |  Guinea-Bissau | 13.2% | 2025 |
| 99 |  South Africa | 12.9% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Switzerland | 12.5% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Israel | 12.2% | 2025 |
| 102 |  Azerbaijan | 12.0% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Kiribati | 11.9% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Kazakhstan | 11.8% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Kenya | 11.8% | 2025 |
| 106 |  Canada | 11.6% | 2025 |
| 107 |  Egypt | 11.6% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Nigeria | 11.6% | 2025 |
| 109 |  Kuwait | 11.5% | 2025 |
| 110 |  Moldova | 11.5% | 2025 |
| 111 |  Greece | 11.2% | 2025 |
| 112 |  Cyprus | 11.1% | 2025 |
| 113 |  Honduras | 11.1% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Cameroon | 11.0% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Guatemala | 10.2% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Nicaragua | 10.1% | 2025 |
| 117 |  West Bank and Gaza | 10.0% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Argentina | 9.7% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.5% | 2025 |
| 120 |  Belarus | 9.2% | 2025 |
| 121 |  Rwanda | 9.1% | 2025 |
| 122 |  American Samoa | 8.7% | 2025 |
| 123 |  Russia | 8.6% | 2025 |
| 124 |  Suriname | 8.6% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Malaysia | 8.4% | 2025 |
| 126 |  Bahamas | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 127 |  Malta | 8.0% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Ghana | 7.9% | 2025 |
| 129 |  Angola | 7.7% | 2025 |
| 130 |  Burundi | 7.6% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Brunei | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 132 |  Mali | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 133 |  Iran | 7.0% | 2025 |
| 134 |  Cuba | 6.9% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 136 |  Bangladesh | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 137 |  South Korea | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 138 |  Qatar | 5.8% | 2025 |
| 139 |  Türkiye | 5.7% | 2025 |
| 140 |  Jordan | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 141 |  Norway | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 142 |  Indonesia | 5.2% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Tunisia | 5.2% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Guyana | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 145 |  Madagascar | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 146 |  Sierra Leone | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 147 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Lebanon | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 149 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Timor-Leste | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Isle of Man | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 152 |  India | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 153 |  Algeria | 4.4% | 2025 |
| 154 |  Turkmenistan | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 155 |  Eswatini | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 156 |  Myanmar | 4.1% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Ireland | 4.0% | 2025 |
| 158 |  Sri Lanka | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 159 |  Afghanistan | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 160 |  Philippines | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 161 |  Sudan | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 162 |  Haiti | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 163 |  Gambia | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 164 |  Iceland | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Vietnam | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 166 |  Uruguay | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Puerto Rico | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 168 |  Singapore | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 169 |  El Salvador | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 170 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 171 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 172 |  Jamaica | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Iraq | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 174 |  Morocco | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 175 |  North Korea | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 176 |  Djibouti | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 177 |  Liberia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 178 |  Fiji | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 179 |  St. Lucia | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Mauritania | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 181 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 182 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 183 |  Comoros | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 184 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 185 |  Syria | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 186 |  Yemen | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 187 |  Aruba | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 188 |  Dominica | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 189 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 190 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 191 |  Curaçao | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 192 |  Marshall Islands | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 193 |  Samoa | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 194 |  Cabo Verde | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 195 |  Grenada | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 196 |  Libya | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 197 |  Solomon Islands | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 198 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 199 |  Barbados | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 200 |  Cayman Islands | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 201 |  Maldives | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 202 |  Tonga | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 203 |  Vanuatu | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 204 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 205 |  Eritrea | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 206 |  Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 207 |  Micronesia | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 208 |  Guam | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 209 |  Mauritius | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 210 |  Nauru | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 211 |  Somalia | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 212 |  Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 213 |  British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (ER.PTD.TOTL.ZS). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-11-02.
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