Countries That Protect the Most of Their Territory 2025
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Monaco leads in Protected Areas (% of Territory) with 99.50 in 2025.
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Average Protected Areas (% of Territory) in 2025: 53.89 · median: 40.70.
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Gap in 2025: Monaco is 2.8× larger than Bulgaria.
About This Dataset
Countries That Protect the Most of Their Territory 2025
Countries ranked by protected areas (% of territory) in 2025, using World Bank figures for the 213 countries that reported that year. Monaco leads on 99.50, ahead of Palau (98.00) and New Caledonia (96.00). The share of land and territorial waters under legal protection. Designation says nothing about enforcement, and a country with a large marine claim can protect a big share cheaply.
Analysis
Monaco (99.50), Palau (98.00) and New Caledonia (96.00) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 99.50 down to 35.60, a spread of 63.90. Only 1.50 separates Monaco from Palau in second, 1.5% of the leading figure. 6 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 49.75 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 213 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
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Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2025 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Protected Areas (% of Territory)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.
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