Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela, RB | 54.1 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 56.9 | 56.9 | 56.9 | 56.9 | 56.8 |
| Belize | 36.8 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.3 |
| Bahamas, The | 13.3 | 13.3 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 34.6 |
| Panama | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 31.9 | 31.4 | 31.4 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| Bolivia | 21.4 | 25.3 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 30.9 |
| Brazil | 26.4 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.6 | 30.6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 32.1 | 32.1 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 |
| Costa Rica | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 28.3 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.5 |
| Dominican Republic | 22.3 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.2 |
| Ecuador | 25.6 | 25.7 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.6 |
| Honduras | 21.2 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.9 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.6 |
| Peru | 31.3 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 |
| Chile | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.6 |
| Dominica | 21.6 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.4 |
| Nicaragua | 37.2 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.2 |
| Guatemala | 31.7 | 31.7 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 |
| Jamaica | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.9 |
| St. Lucia | 16.9 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.2 |
| Colombia | 23.1 | 23.2 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 17.0 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 16.9 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 10.0 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 16.5 |
| Cuba | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 15.6 |
| Mexico | 12.9 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 15.3 |
| Paraguay | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| Suriname | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Canada | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| United States | 13.6 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
| Argentina | 6.8 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
| Grenada | 2.2 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| Haiti | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Guyana | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
| El Salvador | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Uruguay | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Barbados | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |