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
United Kingdom11.319.716.622.328.928.829.040.339.939.939.942.1
Zambia38.038.038.038.037.937.941.341.341.341.341.341.3
Australia28.129.028.728.629.729.729.930.432.132.132.133.5
Seychelles0.00.10.10.10.10.115.732.832.832.832.832.6
Tanzania26.026.026.030.830.931.031.031.031.031.232.432.3
New Zealand27.930.530.530.530.530.530.630.630.630.630.630.6
Botswana29.129.129.129.129.129.129.129.129.129.129.129.1
Belize18.320.520.520.620.620.620.621.121.121.121.126.8
Namibia26.923.223.223.223.323.223.223.223.223.224.524.4
Lesotho0.20.30.30.30.30.30.30.50.50.521.323.4
Malawi16.916.916.916.917.422.922.922.922.922.922.923.1
Mozambique10.510.912.113.413.513.413.418.018.018.018.018.0
Uganda16.116.116.116.116.116.116.116.116.116.116.116.1
Pakistan9.89.89.89.89.89.89.89.89.89.89.815.3
South Africa9.810.611.713.013.010.311.812.412.512.712.712.8
Kiribati11.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.811.9
Kenya12.110.310.310.510.510.510.510.510.510.310.311.8
Canada6.36.36.26.56.56.58.19.510.811.411.511.6
Nigeria11.611.611.611.611.611.611.611.611.611.611.611.6
Cyprus1.91.71.71.71.71.73.411.211.211.211.211.1
Cameroon10.810.810.610.410.410.410.910.911.011.011.011.0
Rwanda10.79.68.89.19.19.19.19.19.19.19.19.1
Malaysia8.98.98.98.98.99.09.07.58.88.88.88.4
Bahamas, The0.50.51.21.28.68.68.68.68.68.68.68.3
Malta0.50.50.56.46.46.47.67.67.67.67.68.0
Ghana7.87.87.87.87.87.87.87.77.77.77.77.7
Brunei Darussalam9.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.09.07.5
Bangladesh3.54.94.94.94.94.94.94.94.94.95.95.6
Guyana5.35.35.35.35.35.35.25.25.25.25.25.1
Sierra Leone3.33.33.33.33.33.33.33.35.15.15.15.1
St. Kitts and Nevis0.30.30.30.20.30.34.54.54.54.54.54.8
India3.43.53.53.53.53.53.53.54.44.44.44.5
Eswatini3.04.04.04.14.14.24.34.34.34.34.34.2
Sri Lanka2.52.63.43.43.43.43.43.43.43.43.43.4
Gambia, The1.41.41.41.41.41.41.42.92.92.92.92.9
Singapore3.03.22.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.1
Trinidad and Tobago2.12.12.02.02.02.02.02.02.02.02.02.0
Jamaica1.41.41.41.41.41.41.41.41.41.61.61.6
St. Lucia0.70.70.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.91.0
Antigua and Barbuda0.10.20.20.30.30.30.30.40.40.40.40.8
Papua New Guinea0.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.7
Dominica0.60.60.60.60.70.70.60.60.60.60.60.6
St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.20.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.5
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
Grenada0.00.00.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.2
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
Barbados0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.1
Tuvalu0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Mauritius0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Nauru0.00.00.00.0