United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.

Terrestrial and marine protected areas as a share of total territorial area (%)

201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Palau0.20.30.382.982.982.9100.0100.0100.0100.0100.098.0
Bhutan28.848.048.048.048.048.048.049.749.749.749.751.6
Hong Kong SAR, China42.142.141.941.941.941.941.941.941.941.941.942.0
Armenia23.323.123.123.123.123.124.324.324.324.724.738.9
Australia28.129.028.728.629.729.729.930.432.132.132.133.5
Cambodia20.920.620.620.620.620.620.631.831.831.831.831.8
New Zealand27.930.530.530.530.530.630.630.630.630.630.630.6
Nepal17.223.523.423.623.623.623.623.623.623.623.623.6
Tajikistan19.722.322.322.322.322.322.322.322.322.322.322.6
Mongolia13.817.417.417.417.717.717.719.819.819.819.819.8
Lao PDR16.716.716.716.716.716.716.718.718.718.719.018.8
Georgia6.16.46.46.46.46.47.27.27.28.58.517.4
Pakistan9.89.89.89.89.89.89.89.89.89.89.815.3
Japan1.92.12.110.010.010.010.010.015.215.215.215.1
China15.815.915.915.916.014.714.714.714.714.714.714.7
Thailand12.512.512.512.512.512.512.513.313.313.313.413.4
Azerbaijan6.45.55.55.55.55.55.55.55.55.55.512.0
Kiribati11.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.9
Kazakhstan3.23.23.23.23.23.23.211.711.711.711.711.9
Uzbekistan3.43.43.43.43.43.43.45.85.85.89.59.5
Malaysia8.98.98.98.98.99.09.07.58.88.88.88.4
Brunei Darussalam9.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.07.5
Kyrgyz Republic6.56.56.56.76.76.76.76.76.76.76.76.8
Korea, Rep.2.32.62.63.93.94.05.55.85.95.95.95.8
Bangladesh3.54.94.94.94.94.94.94.94.94.95.95.6
Indonesia6.15.15.15.15.15.35.35.35.35.35.35.2
Timor-Leste3.33.33.34.44.44.45.25.25.25.25.24.7
India3.43.53.53.53.53.53.53.54.44.44.44.5
Turkmenistan3.23.23.23.23.23.23.23.23.23.23.24.3
Myanmar4.14.14.14.14.24.63.83.93.93.93.94.0
Philippines2.43.13.13.13.13.13.13.13.73.73.73.6
Afghanistan0.40.40.40.10.10.10.13.63.63.63.63.6
Sri Lanka2.52.63.43.43.43.43.43.43.43.43.43.4
Vietnam2.62.62.92.92.92.92.92.92.92.92.92.9
Singapore3.03.22.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.1
Fiji1.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.0
Papua New Guinea0.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.7
Marshall Islands0.00.40.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.3
Samoa0.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.30.30.30.30.3
Solomon Islands0.20.20.20.20.20.20.10.10.10.20.20.2
Tonga1.51.51.51.51.51.50.10.10.10.10.10.1
Vanuatu0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Maldives0.00.00.00.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Tuvalu0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Nauru0.00.00.00.0