Countries That Protect the Most Land 2024

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Countries That Protect the Most Land 2024
The 20 countries and territories that protect the largest share of their land area in 2024. Seychelles leads with 68.1% of its land under protection, ahead of New Caledonia at 59.6% and Venezuela at 56.8%. Protected areas include national parks, nature reserves and other designated conservation land. Data covers 209 countries and territories.
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The median country protects 17% of its land. 36 of the 209 measured are at or above 30%, which is the target governments set for 2030 under the global biodiversity framework.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Seychelles leads with 68 in 2024.
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Average value in 2024: 44  ·  median: 41.
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Gap in 2024: Seychelles is 1.8× larger than Cyprus.

Countries That Protect the Most Land 2024

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Data Insights

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Top Value
68.10
Seychelles
Terrestrial protected areas (% of land area) · 2024
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Terrestrial protected areas (% of land area)
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Period
2024
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Terrestrial protected areas (% of land area) · ranked by 2024

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# Category 2024 Source
🥇 Seychelles 68.10
🥈 New Caledonia 59.60
🥉 Venezuela 56.80
4 Bhutan 51.60
5 Liechtenstein 44.80
6 Bulgaria 44.30
7 Turks and Caicos 43.50
8 Hong Kong 42
9 Greenland 41.90
10 Zambia 41.30
11 Slovenia 40.50
12 Tanzania 40
13 Brunei 39.90
14 Namibia 39.90
15 Cambodia 39.80
16 Poland 39.60
17 Germany 39.30
18 Armenia 38.90
19 Luxembourg 38.70
20 Cyprus 38.60

Data Sources & References

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