DEFINITION
Percent of land area having very low anthropogenic impact
Units: Percent of
Land Area
Units: Global grids for
population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP
railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the
stable lights data were all scored for "
wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
| Rank |
Countries
 |
Amount
 |
|
# 1
|
 Libya: |
89.9% |
|
|
Environment in Libya
|
|
# 2
|
 Canada: |
81.87% |
|
|
Environment in Canada
|
|
# 3
|
 Algeria: |
80.82% |
|
|
Environment in Algeria
|
|
# 4
|
 Iceland: |
80.08% |
|
|
Environment in Iceland
|
|
# 5
|
 Mauritania: |
79.46% |
|
|
Environment in Mauritania
|
|
# 6
|
 Australia: |
74% |
|
|
Environment in Australia
|
|
# 7
|
 Niger: |
73.54% |
|
|
Environment in Niger
|
|
# 8
|
 Gabon: |
72.79% |
|
|
Environment in Gabon
|
|
# 9
|
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
71.62% |
|
|
Environment in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
|
# 10
|
 Egypt: |
70.06% |
|
|
Environment in Egypt
|
|
# 11
|
 Mongolia: |
69.99% |
|
|
Environment in Mongolia
|
|
# 12
|
 Botswana: |
67.41% |
|
|
Environment in Botswana
|
|
# 13
|
 Namibia: |
66.23% |
|
|
Environment in Namibia
|
|
# 14
|
 Russia: |
65.8% |
|
|
Environment in Russia
|
|
# 15
|
 Bolivia: |
60.93% |
|
|
Environment in Bolivia
|
|
# 16
|
 Mali: |
59.81% |
|
|
Environment in Mali
|
|
# 17
|
 Chad: |
59.45% |
|
|
Environment in Chad
|
|
# 18
|
 Oman: |
53.97% |
|
|
Environment in Oman
|
|
# 19
|
 Central African Republic: |
51.5% |
|
|
Environment in Central African Republic
|
|
# 20
|
 Venezuela: |
50.77% |
|
|
Environment in Venezuela
|
|
# 21
|
 Brazil: |
50.41% |
|
|
Environment in Brazil
|
|
# 22
|
 Colombia: |
48.26% |
|
|
Environment in Colombia
|
|
# 23
|
 Peru: |
45.56% |
|
|
Environment in Peru
|
|
# 24
|
 Saudi Arabia: |
44.34% |
|
|
Environment in Saudi Arabia
|
|
# 25
|
 Paraguay: |
44.12% |
|
|
Environment in Paraguay
|
|
# 26
|
 Angola: |
43.63% |
|
|
Environment in Angola
|
|
# 27
|
 Sudan: |
41.36% |
|
|
Environment in Sudan
|
|
# 28
|
 Chile: |
40.46% |
|
|
Environment in Chile
|
|
# 29
|
 Kazakhstan: |
39.45% |
|
|
Environment in Kazakhstan
|
|
# 30
|
 Kenya: |
39.01% |
|
|
Environment in Kenya
|
|
# 31
|
 Argentina: |
35.99% |
|
|
Environment in Argentina
|
|
# 32
|
 United States: |
35.89% |
|
|
Environment in United States
|
|
# 33
|
 Papua New Guinea: |
35.28% |
|
|
Environment in Papua New Guinea
|
|
# 34
|
 Uzbekistan: |
34.4% |
|
|
Environment in Uzbekistan
|
|
# 35
|
 New Zealand: |
31.51% |
|
|
Environment in New Zealand
|
|
# 36
|
 China: |
31.49% |
|
|
Environment in China
|
|
# 37
|
 Sweden: |
31.41% |
|
|
Environment in Sweden
|
|
# 38
|
 Finland: |
30.04% |
|
|
Environment in Finland
|
|
# 39
|
 Norway: |
28.71% |
|
|
Environment in Norway
|
|
# 40
|
 Malaysia: |
27.45% |
|
|
Environment in Malaysia
|
|
# 41
|
 Tunisia: |
26.2% |
|
|
Environment in Tunisia
|
|
# 42
|
 Tajikistan: |
25.63% |
|
|
Environment in Tajikistan
|
|
# 43
|
 Ecuador: |
24.93% |
|
|
Environment in Ecuador
|
|
# 44
|
 Zambia: |
23.98% |
|
|
Environment in Zambia
|
|
# 45
|
 Turkmenistan: |
22.28% |
|
|
Environment in Turkmenistan
|
|
# 46
|
 Mozambique: |
21.79% |
|
|
Environment in Mozambique
|
|
# 47
|
 South Africa: |
19.78% |
|
|
Environment in South Africa
|
|
# 48
|
 Somalia: |
17.7% |
|
|
Environment in Somalia
|
|
# 49
|
 Mexico: |
17.65% |
|
|
Environment in Mexico
|
|
# 50
|
 Morocco: |
17.54% |
|
|
Environment in Morocco
|
|
# 51
|
 Madagascar: |
17.48% |
|
|
Environment in Madagascar
|
|
# 52
|
 Malawi: |
16.1% |
|
|
Environment in Malawi
|
|
# 53
|
 Indonesia: |
15.95% |
|
|
Environment in Indonesia
|
|
# 54
|
 Burma: |
15.66% |
|
|
Environment in Burma
|
|
# 55
|
 Guatemala: |
15.1% |
|
|
Environment in Guatemala
|
|
# 56
|
 Kyrgyzstan: |
14.97% |
|
|
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
|
|
# 57
|
 Ethiopia: |
14.91% |
|
|
Environment in Ethiopia
|
|
# 58
|
 Panama: |
14.83% |
|
|
Environment in Panama
|
|
# 59
|
 Nicaragua: |
12.9% |
|
|
Environment in Nicaragua
|
|
# 60
|
 Uganda: |
12.55% |
|
|
Environment in Uganda
|
|
# 61
|
 Cambodia: |
12.16% |
|
|
Environment in Cambodia
|
|
# 62
|
 Honduras: |
10.65% |
|
|
Environment in Honduras
|
|
# 63
|
 Cameroon: |
10.46% |
|
|
Environment in Cameroon
|
|
# 64
|
 Tanzania: |
9.3% |
|
|
Environment in Tanzania
|
|
# 65
|
 Liberia: |
8.96% |
|
|
Environment in Liberia
|
|
# 66
|
 Laos: |
6.21% |
|
|
Environment in Laos
|
|
# 67
|
 Burundi: |
5.13% |
|
|
Environment in Burundi
|
|
# 68
|
 Cote d'Ivoire: |
4.38% |
|
|
Environment in Cote d'Ivoire
|
|
# 69
|
 Senegal: |
4.13% |
|
|
Environment in Senegal
|
|
# 70
|
 Iraq: |
3.68% |
|
|
Environment in Iraq
|
|
# 71
|
 Spain: |
3.43% |
|
|
Environment in Spain
|
|
# 72
|
 Benin: |
3.08% |
|
|
Environment in Benin
|
|
# 73
|
 Estonia: |
2.86% |
|
|
Environment in Estonia
|
|
# 74
|
 Nepal: |
2.62% |
|
|
Environment in Nepal
|
|
# 75
|
 Iran: |
2.53% |
|
|
Environment in Iran
|
|
# 76
|
 Pakistan: |
2.51% |
|
|
Environment in Pakistan
|
|
# 77
|
 Armenia: |
2.5% |
|
|
Environment in Armenia
|
|
# 78
|
 Switzerland: |
2.43% |
|
|
Environment in Switzerland
|
|
# 79
|
 Rwanda: |
2.42% |
|
|
Environment in Rwanda
|
|
# 80
|
 Uruguay: |
2.39% |
|
|
Environment in Uruguay
|
|
# 81
|
 Jordan: |
2.08% |
|
|
Environment in Jordan
|
|
# 82
|
 India: |
1.94% |
|
|
Environment in India
|
|
# 83
|
 Burkina Faso: |
1.81% |
|
|
Environment in Burkina Faso
|
|
# 84
|
 Bhutan: |
1.76% |
|
|
Environment in Bhutan
|
|
# 85
|
 Vietnam: |
1.05% |
|
|
Environment in Vietnam
|
|
# 86
|
 Zimbabwe: |
1.04% |
|
|
Environment in Zimbabwe
|
|
# 87
|
 Cuba: |
0.91% |
|
|
Environment in Cuba
|
|
# 88
|
 Thailand: |
0.9% |
|
|
Environment in Thailand
|
|
# 89
|
 Portugal: |
0.78% |
|
|
Environment in Portugal
|
|
# 90
|
 Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
0.7% |
|
|
Environment in Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
|
# 91
|
 Guinea-Bissau: |
0.65% |
|
|
Environment in Guinea-Bissau
|
|
# 92
|
 Turkey: |
0.64% |
|
|
Environment in Turkey
|
|
# 93
|
 Israel: |
0.61% |
|
|
Environment in Israel
|
|
# 94
|
 Ghana: |
0.58% |
|
|
Environment in Ghana
|
|
# 95
|
 Nigeria: |
0.55% |
|
|
Environment in Nigeria
|
|
# 96
|
 Philippines: |
0.52% |
|
|
Environment in Philippines
|
|
# 97
|
 Albania: |
0.32% |
|
|
Environment in Albania
|
|
# 98
|
 Azerbaijan: |
0.28% |
|
|
Environment in Azerbaijan
|
|
# 99
|
 United Kingdom: |
0.21% |
|
|
Environment in United Kingdom
|
|
# 100
|
 United Arab Emirates: |
0.16% |
|
|
Environment in United Arab Emirates
|
|
= 101
|
 Kuwait: |
0.11% |
|
|
Environment in Kuwait
|
|
= 101
|
 Syria: |
0.11% |
|
|
Environment in Syria
|
|
# 103
|
 Hungary: |
0.07% |
|
|
Environment in Hungary
|
|
= 104
|
 Japan: |
0.06% |
|
|
Environment in Japan
|
|
= 104
|
 Bangladesh: |
0.06% |
|
|
Environment in Bangladesh
|
|
= 106
|
 Austria: |
0.04% |
|
|
Environment in Austria
|
|
= 106
|
 France: |
0.04% |
|
|
Environment in France
|
|
= 106
|
 Italy: |
0.04% |
|
|
Environment in Italy
|
|
= 109
|
 Costa Rica: |
0.02% |
|
|
Environment in Costa Rica
|
|
= 109
|
 Guinea: |
0.02% |
|
|
Environment in Guinea
|
|
= 109
|
 Latvia: |
0.02% |
|
|
Environment in Latvia
|
|
= 109
|
 Germany: |
0.02% |
|
|
Environment in Germany
|
|
= 113
|
 Greece: |
0.01% |
|
|
Environment in Greece
|
|
= 113
|
 Ireland: |
0.01% |
|
|
Environment in Ireland
|
|
= 113
|
 Dominica: |
0.01% |
|
|
Environment in Dominica
|
|
= 116
|
 Belgium: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Belgium
|
|
= 116
|
 Korea, North: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Korea, North
|
|
= 116
|
 Sri Lanka: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Sri Lanka
|
|
= 116
|
 Croatia: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Croatia
|
|
= 116
|
 El Salvador: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in El Salvador
|
|
= 116
|
 Gambia, The: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Gambia, The
|
|
= 116
|
 Belarus: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Belarus
|
|
= 116
|
 Sierra Leone: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Sierra Leone
|
|
= 116
|
 Togo: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Togo
|
|
= 116
|
 Slovenia: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Slovenia
|
|
= 116
|
 Romania: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Romania
|
|
= 116
|
 Jamaica: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Jamaica
|
|
= 116
|
 Poland: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Poland
|
|
= 116
|
 Haiti: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Haiti
|
|
= 116
|
 Netherlands: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Netherlands
|
|
= 116
|
 Czech Republic: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Czech Republic
|
|
= 116
|
 Moldova: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Moldova
|
|
= 116
|
 Denmark: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Denmark
|
|
= 116
|
 Slovakia: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Slovakia
|
|
= 116
|
 Bulgaria: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Bulgaria
|
|
= 116
|
 Lithuania: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Lithuania
|
|
= 116
|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
|
= 116
|
 Lebanon: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Lebanon
|
|
= 116
|
 Trinidad and Tobago: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
|
|
= 116
|
 Korea, South: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Korea, South
|
|
= 116
|
 Ukraine: |
0% |
|
|
Environment in Ukraine
|
| |
Weighted average: |
18.6% |
|
DEFINITION: Percent of land area having very low anthropogenic impact
Units: Percent of
Land Area
Units: Global grids for
population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP
railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the
stable lights data were all scored for "
wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
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