Environment > Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > Number: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | European Union | 53,013 | 2008 | |
2 | Germany | 14,388 | 2008 | |
3 | Russia | 11,181 | 2008 | |
4 | Estonia | 9,617 | 2008 | |
5 | United States | 6,770 | 2008 | |
6 | Finland | 6,046 | 2008 | |
7 | Australia | 5,485 | 2008 | |
8 | Ukraine | 5,197 | 2008 | |
9 | Canada | 5,122 | 2008 | |
10 | Sweden | 4,622 | 2008 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4,181.57 | 2008 | ||
11 | New Zealand | 3,878 | 2008 | |
12 | Denmark | 3,847 | 2008 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 2,531.73 | 2008 | ||
13 | Switzerland | 2,146 | 2008 | |
Eurozone average (profile) | 2,121.22 | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 2,115.59 | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 2,013.42 | 2008 | ||
14 | China | 1,981 | 2008 | |
15 | Netherlands | 1,948 | 2008 | |
European Union average (profile) | 1,899.64 | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1,835 | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 1,797.78 | 2008 | ||
16 | Norway | 1,795 | 2008 | |
17 | Czech Republic | 1,765 | 2008 | |
Europe average (profile) | 1,733.33 | 2008 | ||
18 | Poland | 1,605 | 2008 | |
19 | France | 1,541 | 2008 | |
Emerging markets average (profile) | 1,534.48 | 2008 | ||
20 | Brazil | 1,444 | 2008 | |
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 1,396.76 | 2008 | ||
21 | Slovakia | 1,126 | 2008 | |
22 | Austria | 1,087 | 2008 | |
23 | Nigeria | 972 | 2008 | |
24 | South Africa | 931 | 2008 | |
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 929.08 | 2008 | ||
25 | Romania | 923 | 2008 | |
26 | Bulgaria | 905 | 2008 | |
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 876.6 | 2008 | ||
27 | United Kingdom | 778 | 2008 | |
Christian countries average (profile) | 751.54 | 2008 | ||
28 | Uganda | 732 | 2008 | |
29 | Malaysia | 684 | 2008 | |
30 | Zambia | 625 | 2008 | |
Former British colonies average (profile) | 562.98 | 2008 | ||
31 | India | 556 | 2008 | |
32 | Latvia | 540 | 2008 | |
33 | Tanzania | 537 | 2008 | |
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 536.89 | 2008 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 524.31 | 2008 | ||
34 | Belgium | 502 | 2008 | |
35 | Indonesia | 469 | 2008 | |
36 | Spain | 468 | 2008 | |
37 | Italy | 456 | 2008 | |
38 | Belarus | 440 | 2008 | |
Religious countries average (profile) | 357.48 | 2008 | ||
39 | Argentina | 307 | 2008 | |
40 | Ghana | 302 | 2008 | |
41 | Kenya | 284 | 2008 | |
Catholic countries average (profile) | 280.92 | 2008 | ||
42 | Colombia | 263 | 2008 | |
43 | Lithuania | 250 | 2008 | |
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 241.68 | 2008 | ||
=44 | Zimbabwe | 240 | 2008 | |
=44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 240 | 2008 | |
46 | Turkey | 236 | 2008 | |
47 | Sri Lanka | 234 | 2008 | |
48 | Venezuela | 231 | 2008 | |
49 | Israel | 222 | 2008 | |
50 | Japan | 216 | 2008 | |
51 | Thailand | 206 | 2008 | |
52 | Philippines | 204 | 2008 | |
53 | Mexico | 182 | 2008 | |
54 | Croatia | 177 | 2008 | |
Hot countries average (profile) | 168.83 | 2008 | ||
55 | Costa Rica | 165 | 2008 | |
56 | Guatemala | 163 | 2008 | |
57 | Pakistan | 151 | 2008 | |
South Asia average (profile) | 148.6 | 2008 | ||
58 | Hungary | 136 | 2008 | |
failed states average (profile) | 133.64 | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 130.6 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 130.41 | 2008 | ||
59 | Vietnam | 116 | 2008 | |
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 115.6 | 2008 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 112.53 | 2008 | ||
60 | Greece | 111 | 2008 | |
61 | Senegal | 109 | 2008 | |
62 | Ecuador | 104 | 2008 | |
=63 | Guinea | 102 | 2008 | |
=63 | Chile | 102 | 2008 | |
65 | Belize | 99 | 2008 | |
66 | Malawi | 96 | 2008 | |
67 | Malta | 91 | 2008 | |
=68 | Bermuda | 90 | 2008 | |
=68 | Togo | 90 | 2008 | |
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 88.31 | 2008 | ||
70 | Ireland | 85 | 2008 | |
71 | Albania | 80 | 2008 | |
Muslim countries average (profile) | 79.98 | 2008 | ||
=72 | El Salvador | 77 | 2008 | |
=72 | Iceland | 77 | 2008 | |
=72 | Kazakhstan | 77 | 2008 | |
=72 | Honduras | 77 | 2008 | |
76 | Nicaragua | 74 | 2008 | |
77 | Burkina Faso | 72 | 2008 | |
=78 | Jamaica | 71 | 2008 | |
=78 | Cuba | 71 | 2008 | |
80 | Serbia and Montenegro | 68 | 2008 | |
81 | Papua New Guinea | 67 | 2008 | |
82 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66 | 2008 | |
83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64 | 2008 | |
84 | Moldova | 63 | 2008 | |
85 | Peru | 61 | 2008 | |
86 | Botswana | 60 | 2008 | |
=87 | Dominican Republic | 59 | 2008 | |
=87 | Portugal | 59 | 2008 | |
89 | Luxembourg | 58 | 2008 | |
=90 | Madagascar | 53 | 2008 | |
=90 | Panama | 53 | 2008 | |
=90 | Bolivia | 53 | 2008 | |
93 | Mongolia | 51 | 2008 | |
94 | Puerto Rico | 50 | 2008 | |
=95 | Benin | 49 | 2008 | |
=95 | Burma | 49 | 2008 | |
Former French colonies average (profile) | 46.88 | 2008 | ||
97 | Mozambique | 46 | 2008 | |
98 | Brunei | 45 | 2008 | |
99 | The Bahamas | 43 | 2008 | |
=100 | Ethiopia | 42 | 2008 | |
=100 | Azerbaijan | 42 | 2008 | |
=102 | Cameroon | 39 | 2008 | |
=102 | Sierra Leone | 39 | 2008 | |
104 | New Caledonia | 38 | 2008 | |
105 | Tunisia | 36 | 2008 | |
=106 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33 | 2008 | |
=106 | Georgia | 33 | 2008 | |
=106 | Paraguay | 33 | 2008 | |
=106 | Cayman Islands | 33 | 2008 | |
=110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | 2008 | |
=110 | Vanuatu | 32 | 2008 | |
=110 | Central African Republic | 32 | 2008 | |
=113 | Morocco | 31 | 2008 | |
=113 | Namibia | 31 | 2008 | |
=115 | Cambodia | 30 | 2008 | |
=115 | Saudi Arabia | 30 | 2008 | |
=115 | Slovenia | 30 | 2008 | |
=118 | Cyprus | 29 | 2008 | |
=118 | Kyrgyzstan | 29 | 2008 | |
=120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28 | 2008 | |
=120 | Saint Lucia | 28 | 2008 | |
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 27.93 | 2008 | ||
122 | Laos | 25 | 2008 | |
=123 | Mauritius | 23 | 2008 | |
=123 | Fiji | 23 | 2008 | |
=123 | Algeria | 23 | 2008 | |
126 | Gabon | 22 | 2008 | |
=127 | Bangladesh | 20 | 2008 | |
=127 | Sudan | 20 | 2008 | |
=127 | Uruguay | 20 | 2008 | |
130 | Nepal | 19 | 2008 | |
=131 | Turkmenistan | 18 | 2008 | |
=131 | Seychelles | 18 | 2008 | |
133 | Solomon Islands | 17 | 2008 | |
134 | Liberia | 16 | 2008 | |
=135 | Tajikistan | 15 | 2008 | |
=135 | Suriname | 15 | 2008 | |
=135 | Angola | 15 | 2008 | |
=135 | Burundi | 15 | 2008 | |
139 | Congo, Republic of the | 14 | 2008 | |
=140 | Virgin Islands | 13 | 2008 | |
=140 | Uzbekistan | 13 | 2008 | |
=140 | Equatorial Guinea | 13 | 2008 | |
=140 | Kiribati | 13 | 2008 | |
=144 | Jordan | 12 | 2008 | |
=144 | Guam | 12 | 2008 | |
=144 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 2008 | |
=147 | Netherlands Antilles | 11 | 2008 | |
=147 | Lebanon | 11 | 2008 | |
=147 | Samoa | 11 | 2008 | |
=150 | Liechtenstein | 10 | 2008 | |
=150 | United Arab Emirates | 10 | 2008 | |
=150 | Armenia | 10 | 2008 | |
=150 | Mali | 10 | 2008 | |
=154 | Syria | 9 | 2008 | |
=154 | Tonga | 9 | 2008 | |
=154 | Chad | 9 | 2008 | |
=154 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 | 2008 | |
=154 | Bhutan | 9 | 2008 | |
=159 | Libya | 8 | 2008 | |
=159 | Haiti | 8 | 2008 | |
=159 | Iraq | 8 | 2008 | |
=162 | Swaziland | 7 | 2008 | |
=162 | Afghanistan | 7 | 2008 | |
=162 | Barbados | 7 | 2008 | |
=162 | Greenland | 7 | 2008 | |
=162 | Somalia | 7 | 2008 | |
=162 | French Polynesia | 7 | 2008 | |
=162 | Singapore | 7 | 2008 | |
=169 | East Timor | 6 | 2008 | |
=169 | Dominica | 6 | 2008 | |
=169 | Palau | 6 | 2008 | |
=169 | The Gambia | 6 | 2008 | |
=169 | Oman | 6 | 2008 | |
=169 | Niger | 6 | 2008 | |
=169 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 2008 | |
=176 | Rwanda | 5 | 2008 | |
=176 | Kuwait | 5 | 2008 | |
=178 | Bahrain | 4 | 2008 | |
=178 | American Samoa | 4 | 2008 | |
=178 | Qatar | 4 | 2008 | |
=181 | Mauritania | 3 | 2008 | |
=181 | Eritrea | 3 | 2008 | |
=181 | Guyana | 3 | 2008 | |
=184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2008 | |
=184 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2008 | |
=184 | Grenada | 2 | 2008 | |
=184 | Mayotte | 2 | 2008 | |
=188 | Monaco | 1 | 2008 | |
=188 | Gibraltar | 1 | 2008 | |
=188 | Aruba | 1 | 2008 | |
=188 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2008 | |
=188 | Lesotho | 1 | 2008 | |
=188 | Djibouti | 1 | 2008 | |
=194 | Tuvalu | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=194 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=194 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2008 |