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DEFINITION:
Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
CONTENTS
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 872.81 | 2003 | |
| 2 | Sweden | 405.44 | 2003 | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 296.63 | 2003 | |
| 4 | Iceland | 272.86 | 2003 | |
| 5 | Belize | 205.15 | 2003 | |
| 6 | Slovakia | 193.32 | 2003 | |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 175.27 | 2003 | |
| 8 | Estonia | 161.8 | 2003 | |
| 9 | Canada | 120.66 | 2003 | |
| 10 | Ukraine | 108.38 | 2003 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 106.5 | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Belarus | 92.17 | 2003 | |
| 12 | Latvia | 89.88 | 2003 | |
| 13 | Germany | 88.63 | 2003 | |
| 14 | Austria | 88.53 | 2003 | |
| 15 | Russia | 75.12 | 2003 | |
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 74.97 | 2003 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 66.35 | 2003 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 61.28 | 2003 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 54.53 | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Jamaica | 54.46 | 2003 | |
| 17 | Finland | 51.79 | 2003 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 51.38 | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Denmark | 47.3 | 2003 | |
| 19 | Croatia | 43.92 | 2003 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 42.05 | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Norway | 38.99 | 2003 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 37.21 | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Suriname | 36.97 | 2003 | |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 31.17 | 2003 | |
| 23 | Cuba | 28.54 | 2003 | |
| 24 | Israel | 28.1 | 2003 | |
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 23.07 | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Lithuania | 22.87 | 2003 | |
| 26 | France | 21.29 | 2003 | |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.47 | 2003 | |
| 28 | Hungary | 18.36 | 2003 | |
| 29 | Fiji | 18.35 | 2003 | |
| 30 | Ireland | 18.27 | 2003 | |
| 31 | Mongolia | 17.01 | 2003 | |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 16.23 | 2003 | |
| 33 | Bhutan | 16.22 | 2003 | |
| 34 | Albania | 16.05 | 2003 | |
| 35 | Slovenia | 16.03 | 2003 | |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.47 | 2003 | |
| 37 | Poland | 15.16 | 2003 | |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 13.73 | 2003 | |
| 39 | Republic of Macedonia | 12.49 | 2003 | |
| 40 | United States | 12 | 2003 | |
| 41 | South Africa | 11.75 | 2003 | |
| 42 | Honduras | 10.86 | 2003 | |
| 43 | Namibia | 10.6 | 2003 | |
| 44 | Panama | 10.18 | 2003 | |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 9.72 | 2003 | |
| 46 | Argentina | 8.43 | 2003 | |
| 47 | Greece | 7.98 | 2003 | |
| 48 | Spain | 7.81 | 2003 | |
| 49 | Malaysia | 7.63 | 2003 | |
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 7.57 | 2003 | ||
| 50 | Venezuela | 7.56 | 2003 | |
| 51 | Italy | 7.41 | 2003 | |
| 52 | Romania | 7.22 | 2003 | |
| 53 | Zambia | 7.07 | 2003 | |
| 54 | Belgium | 7.04 | 2003 | |
| 55 | Botswana | 6.55 | 2003 | |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 5.74 | 2003 | |
| 57 | Portugal | 5.55 | 2003 | |
| 58 | Chile | 5.44 | 2003 | |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.39 | 2003 | |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 5.37 | 2003 | |
| 61 | Netherlands | 5.3 | 2003 | |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 2003 | |
| 63 | Indonesia | 4.95 | 2003 | |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 4.95 | 2003 | |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 4.9 | 2003 | |
| 66 | The Gambia | 4.45 | 2003 | |
| 67 | Brazil | 4.41 | 2003 | |
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 4.38 | 2003 | ||
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 4.25 | 2003 | |
| Religious countries average (profile) | 4.04 | 2003 | ||
| 69 | Georgia | 3.93 | 2003 | |
| 70 | Uruguay | 3.91 | 2003 | |
| 71 | Central African Republic | 3.66 | 2003 | |
| 72 | Madagascar | 3.6 | 2003 | |
| 73 | Laos | 3.56 | 2003 | |
| 74 | Paraguay | 3.52 | 2003 | |
| South Asia average (profile) | 3.52 | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Guatemala | 3.48 | 2003 | |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 3.41 | 2003 | |
| 77 | Mauritania | 3.03 | 2003 | |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 2.91 | 2003 | |
| 79 | Bolivia | 2.55 | 2003 | |
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 2.52 | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Oman | 2.51 | 2003 | |
| 81 | Thailand | 2.45 | 2003 | |
| 82 | Colombia | 2.41 | 2003 | |
| 83 | Kuwait | 2.36 | 2003 | |
| 84 | Gabon | 2.28 | 2003 | |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 2.24 | 2003 | |
| 86 | Jordan | 2.13 | 2003 | |
| 87 | Mexico | 2.07 | 2003 | |
| 88 | Uganda | 2.01 | 2003 | |
| 89 | Kenya | 2.01 | 2003 | |
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 1.93 | 2003 | ||
| 90 | Burundi | 1.79 | 2003 | |
| 91 | Cambodia | 1.78 | 2003 | |
| 92 | Togo | 1.71 | 2003 | |
| 93 | Armenia | 1.65 | 2003 | |
| 94 | Libya | 1.48 | 2003 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 1.42 | 2003 | ||
| 95 | Peru | 1.33 | 2003 | |
| 96 | Vietnam | 1.33 | 2003 | |
| 97 | Guyana | 1.33 | 2003 | |
| 98 | North Korea | 1.32 | 2003 | |
| 99 | Senegal | 1.31 | 2003 | |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 1.27 | 2003 | |
| 101 | Somalia | 1.24 | 2003 | |
| 102 | Singapore | 1.22 | 2003 | |
| 103 | Turkey | 1.18 | 2003 | |
| 104 | Mali | 1.16 | 2003 | |
| 105 | Cameroon | 1.05 | 2003 | |
| failed states average (profile) | 1.04 | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Burkina Faso | 1.03 | 2003 | |
| 107 | Chad | 0.967 | 2003 | |
| 108 | Angola | 0.908 | 2003 | |
| 109 | Sudan | 0.901 | 2003 | |
| 110 | Haiti | 0.889 | 2003 | |
| 111 | Lebanon | 0.813 | 2003 | |
| 112 | Ghana | 0.788 | 2003 | |
| 113 | Japan | 0.752 | 2003 | |
| 114 | Malawi | 0.735 | 2003 | |
| 115 | Tunisia | 0.711 | 2003 | |
| 116 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.71 | 2003 | |
| 117 | Eritrea | 0.671 | 2003 | |
| 118 | Rwanda | 0.657 | 2003 | |
| 119 | Benin | 0.652 | 2003 | |
| 120 | Liberia | 0.64 | 2003 | |
| 121 | China | 0.628 | 2003 | |
| 122 | Nepal | 0.612 | 2003 | |
| 123 | Mozambique | 0.604 | 2003 | |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 0.594 | 2003 | |
| 125 | Algeria | 0.545 | 2003 | |
| 126 | Pakistan | 0.545 | 2003 | |
| 127 | Ethiopia | 0.542 | 2003 | |
| 128 | Lesotho | 0.527 | 2003 | |
| 129 | Philippines | 0.521 | 2003 | |
| 130 | Egypt | 0.504 | 2003 | |
| 131 | El Salvador | 0.498 | 2003 | |
| 132 | Niger | 0.49 | 2003 | |
| 133 | India | 0.454 | 2003 | |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 0.43 | 2003 | |
| 135 | Morocco | 0.406 | 2003 | |
| 136 | Guinea | 0.326 | 2003 | |
| 137 | Iraq | 0.308 | 2003 | |
| 138 | Afghanistan | 0.303 | 2003 | |
| 139 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.235 | 2003 | |
| 140 | Nigeria | 0.204 | 2003 | |
| 141 | Burma | 0.0807 | 2003 | |
| 142 | Bangladesh | 0.0718 | 2003 | |
| =143 | Yemen | 0.0 | 2003 | |
| =143 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0 | 2003 | |
| =143 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0 | 2003 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Environment > Areas under protection per million
- Sweden ranked first for areas under protection per million amongst Christian countries in 2003.
- Albania ranked first for areas under protection per million amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
- Belize ranked first for areas under protection per million amongst Hot countries in 2003.
- New Zealand ranked first for areas under protection per million globally in 2003.
- South Africa ranked first for areas under protection per million amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.
- Estonia ranked first for areas under protection per million amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
- Iceland ranked first for areas under protection per million amongst NATO countries in 2003.
- Switzerland ranked first for areas under protection per million amongst Landlocked countries in 2003.
- Canada ranked first for areas under protection per million amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2003.
- Zimbabwe ranked first for areas under protection per million amongst Failed states in 2003.