Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.

Terrestrial protected areas as a share of total land area (%)

201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Venezuela, RB54.154.154.154.154.154.154.156.956.956.956.956.8
Belize36.837.537.537.737.737.737.737.537.537.537.537.3
Bahamas, The13.313.331.231.236.636.636.636.636.636.636.634.6
Panama20.920.920.920.920.920.920.931.931.431.431.431.4
Trinidad and Tobago32.132.130.630.630.630.630.630.630.630.630.630.6
Costa Rica27.627.627.627.627.627.628.328.428.426.626.626.5
Dominican Republic22.323.023.023.023.026.226.226.226.226.426.426.2
Honduras21.227.928.028.428.423.923.923.523.523.523.523.4
St. Vincent and the Grenadines10.922.422.422.422.422.422.422.422.422.422.422.6
Dominica21.621.622.022.022.022.022.022.022.022.022.021.4
Nicaragua37.237.237.237.237.237.237.221.321.321.321.321.2
Guatemala31.731.731.731.731.720.020.020.120.120.120.120.1
Jamaica15.915.915.915.915.915.915.915.916.220.020.019.9
St. Lucia16.916.818.718.718.718.718.718.718.718.718.718.2
Colombia23.123.213.914.214.214.814.816.916.916.416.417.0
St. Kitts and Nevis3.33.33.33.33.33.322.922.922.922.922.916.9
Antigua and Barbuda10.019.319.319.318.618.618.621.019.919.919.916.5
Cuba12.412.412.416.616.616.616.216.216.216.216.215.6
Mexico12.913.713.714.514.514.514.514.514.514.614.615.3
Suriname14.514.514.514.514.514.514.514.514.514.514.514.8
Grenada2.22.29.39.39.39.89.89.59.59.59.58.8
Haiti0.30.30.30.31.91.97.17.18.68.68.68.6
Guyana8.78.78.78.78.78.78.58.58.58.58.58.4
El Salvador8.48.48.88.88.88.88.88.68.68.68.68.3
Barbados0.10.11.31.31.31.31.31.31.31.31.31.1