Which country has the highest Protected Land?

Guadeloupe has the highest Protected Land in 2024, at 68.6%, followed by Reunion (68.3%) and Martinique (65.9%).

Which country has the lowest Protected Land?

Libya has the lowest Protected Land in 2024, at 0.02%.

What is the median Protected Land across countries?

The median is 16.3% across the 214 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this protected land by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Protected Areas - OECD.

Country rankings

Protected Land by Country

Name: Protected Land by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Guadeloupe has the highest Protected Land in 2024 (68.6%), followed by Reunion (68.3%) and Martinique (65.9%). Libya has the lowest (0.02%).

Environment Politics & Government215 countries · 1 metricUpdated Feb 8, 2025Original page

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Protected Areas - OECD

ShowingProtected LandBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

Year

214 of 235 countries

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Protected Land, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 214 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

16.3%

Middle half 8.62% – 25.1%

Average

18.6%

214 countries

Highest

68.6%

Guadeloupe

Lowest

0.02%

Libya

Over time · 1950–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

Median of all countries
Guadeloupe
Reunion
Martinique
New Caledonia
Venezuela

Data

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214 countries · # = rank by Protected Land

#
1	Guadeloupe	68.6%
2	Reunion	68.3%
3	Martinique	65.9%
4	New Caledonia	64.1%
5	Venezuela	56.5%
6	French Guiana	52.3%
7	Bhutan	50.0%
8	Seychelles	45.6%
9	Bulgaria	44.2%
10	Liechtenstein	41.9%
11	Greenland	41.4%
12	Zambia	41.0%
13	Slovenia	40.2%
14	Tanzania	39.9%
15	Namibia	39.9%
16	Hong Kong	39.6%
17	Poland	39.6%
18	Cambodia	39.5%
19	Germany	39.1%
20	Armenia	38.3%
21	Luxembourg	38.1%
22	Croatia	37.5%
23	Cyprus	37.4%
24	Slovakia	37.2%
25	Brunei	36.7%
26	Guinea	36.4%
27	Belize	36.3%
28	Bahamas	35.1%
29	Greece	34.6%
30	New Zealand	33.2%
31	Comoros	33.0%
32	France	31.8%
33	Panama	30.8%
34	Japan	30.6%
35	Brazil	30.6%
36	Trinidad and Tobago	30.3%
37	Sao Tome and Principe	30.2%
38	Bolivia	30.1%
39	Sri Lanka	29.9%
40	Gibraltar	29.7%
41	Austria	29.5%
42	Mozambique	29.4%
43	Turks and Caicos Islands	29.3%
44	Botswana	29.1%
45	United Kingdom	28.4%
46	Zimbabwe	28.2%
47	Spain	28.1%
48	North Macedonia	27.8%
49	Andorra	27.3%
50	Senegal	26.4%
51	Costa Rica	26.2%
52	Dominican Republic	26.1%
53	Benin	25.8%
54	Malta	25.1%
55	Togo	24.9%
56	Netherlands	24.7%
57	Israel	24.7%
58	Romania	24.3%
59	Guinea-Bissau	24.0%
60	Lesotho	23.4%
61	Nepal	23.4%
62	Albania	23.3%
63	Ecuador	23.2%
63	Honduras	23.2%
65	Ivory Coast	22.7%
66	Portugal	22.7%
67	Montenegro	22.5%
68	Hungary	22.5%
69	Georgia	22.5%
70	Peru	22.5%
71	Gabon	22.2%
72	Tajikistan	22.1%
73	Australia	22.0%
74	Azerbaijan	21.9%
75	Oman	21.8%
76	Czechia	21.8%
77	Italy	21.6%
78	Nicaragua	21.3%
79	Dominica	21.3%
80	Niue	21.1%
81	Malawi	21.1%
82	Iceland	20.5%
83	Chad	20.3%
84	Chile	20.2%
85	Estonia	20.1%
86	Guatemala	20.0%
87	Mongolia	19.7%
88	Jamaica	19.6%
89	Aruba	19.5%
90	American Samoa	19.2%
91	Equatorial Guinea	19.1%
92	United Arab Emirates	18.9%
93	Laos	18.8%
94	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	18.8%
95	Saudi Arabia	18.5%
96	Latvia	18.4%
97	Thailand	18.3%
98	Niger	18.0%
99	Norway	17.7%
99	Lithuania	17.7%
101	Saint Lucia	17.6%
102	Ukraine	17.3%
103	Ethiopia	17.0%
104	Colombia	17.0%
105	Saint Kitts and Nevis	16.7%
106	Burkina Faso	16.5%
107	Kuwait	16.4%
108	Belgium	16.2%
109	Cape Verde	16.1%
110	Uganda	15.9%
111	Timor-Leste	15.8%
112	Philippines	15.5%
113	South Sudan	15.5%
114	Sweden	15.4%
115	Denmark	15.3%
116	Mexico	15.3%
117	Cuba	15.1%
118	DR Congo	14.9%
119	Paraguay	14.8%
120	Ghana	14.8%
121	Central African Republic	14.7%
121	Qatar	14.7%
123	Suriname	14.3%
124	Antigua and Barbuda	14.3%
125	Pakistan	14.3%
126	Ireland	14.3%
127	Kenya	13.9%
128	Nigeria	13.8%
129	Finland	13.5%
130	Anguilla	13.3%
131	Jersey	13.1%
132	Malaysia	13.0%
133	United States Virgin Islands	13.0%
134	United States	12.9%
134	Canada	12.9%
136	Sierra Leone	12.8%
137	Madagascar	12.7%
138	Switzerland	12.4%
139	Mayotte	12.4%
140	Serbia	11.9%
141	Indonesia	11.8%
142	Cayman Islands	11.8%
143	Palau	11.7%
144	Russia	11.4%
145	Montserrat	11.3%
146	Egypt	11.2%
147	Cameroon	11.0%
148	Moldova	10.8%
149	Angola	10.7%
150	Kazakhstan	9.96%
151	Palestine	9.77%
152	Grenada	9.69%
153	South Africa	9.5%
154	Belarus	9.32%
154	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9.32%
156	Uzbekistan	9.31%
157	El Salvador	9.07%
158	Rwanda	8.91%
159	Argentina	8.71%
160	Haiti	8.7%
161	Iran	8.59%
162	Guyana	8.46%
163	Tonga	8.18%
164	Tunisia	7.85%
165	Kiribati	7.79%
166	Tuvalu	7.71%
167	Gambia	7.53%
168	Mali	7.51%
169	Burundi	7.48%
170	Vietnam	7.37%
171	Kyrgyzstan	6.73%
172	Myanmar	6.54%
172	Samoa	6.54%
174	Puerto Rico	5.96%
175	Singapore	5.82%
176	Jordan	5.42%
177	Mauritius	4.8%
178	Bangladesh	4.64%
178	Algeria	4.64%
180	Turkmenistan	4.32%
181	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	4.27%
182	Vanuatu	4.22%
183	Eswatini	4.21%
184	Liberia	3.86%
185	Guam	3.81%
186	Uruguay	3.73%
187	Isle of Man	3.69%
188	Papua New Guinea	3.67%
189	Afghanistan	3.6%
190	Fiji	2.58%
191	French Polynesia	2.39%
192	Morocco	2.18%
193	North Korea	2.15%
194	Lebanon	1.89%
195	Sudan	1.88%
196	Solomon Islands	1.83%
197	Faroe Islands	1.81%
198	China	1.68%
199	British Virgin Islands	1.55%
200	Iraq	1.54%
201	Barbados	1.4%
202	Djibouti	1.32%
203	Yemen	1.13%
204	Bermuda	1.05%
205	Monaco	0.99%
206	Bahrain	0.85%
207	Syria	0.69%
208	India	0.62%
209	Mauritania	0.6%
209	Northern Mariana Islands	0.6%
211	Falkland Islands	0.51%
212	Turkey	0.2%
212	Wallis and Futuna	0.2%
214	Libya	0.02%

What correlates with Protected Land (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,328 other country metrics sharing at least 129 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Protected Land tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Ecosystem VitalityGreenest (Most Eco-Friendly) Countries
r = +0.57 · strong · n = 173
Plot
LP Natural EnvironmentLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.50 · moderate · n = 162
Plot
EPI ScoreEnvironmental Performance Index by Country
r = +0.45 · moderate · n = 173
Plot
Women’s Employment 2020 to 2024Most Dangerous Countries for Women
r = +0.41 · moderate · n = 187
Plot
Absence of Legal Discrimination (0 to 100)Most Dangerous Countries for Women
r = +0.40 · moderate · n = 187
Plot
% Risk of Prostate Cancer at 74Prostate Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.40 · moderate · n = 180
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Protected Land tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Eczema Cases Per 100kEczema Rates by Country
r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 192
Plot
ObjectiveLists Conservative Country ScoreMost Conservative Countries
r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 153
Plot
Teetotalers MaleTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 178
Plot
TeetotalersTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 178
Plot
Teetotalers FemaleTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 178
Plot
Human RightsFailed States
r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 172
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Protected Land?: Guadeloupe has the highest Protected Land in 2024, at 68.6%, followed by Reunion (68.3%) and Martinique (65.9%).
Which country has the lowest Protected Land?: Libya has the lowest Protected Land in 2024, at 0.02%.
What is the median Protected Land across countries?: The median is 16.3% across the 214 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this protected land by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Protected Areas - OECD.