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Environment > Areas under protection per million: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Protected Areas under IUCN management categories I - VI (1992-2003). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 New ZealandNew Zealand 872.81 2003
2 SwedenSweden 405.44 2003
3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 296.63 2003
4 IcelandIceland 272.86 2003
5 BelizeBelize 205.15 2003
6 SlovakiaSlovakia 193.32 2003
7 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 175.27 2003
8 EstoniaEstonia 161.8 2003
9 CanadaCanada 120.66 2003
10 UkraineUkraine 108.38 2003
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 106.5 2003
11 BelarusBelarus 92.17 2003
12 LatviaLatvia 89.88 2003
13 GermanyGermany 88.63 2003
14 AustriaAustria 88.53 2003
15 RussiaRussia 75.12 2003
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 74.97 2003
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 66.35 2003
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 61.28 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 54.53 2003
16 JamaicaJamaica 54.46 2003
17 FinlandFinland 51.79 2003
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 51.38 2003
18 DenmarkDenmark 47.3 2003
19 CroatiaCroatia 43.92 2003
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 42.05 2003
20 NorwayNorway 38.99 2003
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 37.21 2003
21 SurinameSuriname 36.97 2003
22 Costa RicaCosta Rica 31.17 2003
23 CubaCuba 28.54 2003
24 IsraelIsrael 28.1 2003
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 23.07 2003
25 LithuaniaLithuania 22.87 2003
26 FranceFrance 21.29 2003
27 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 19.47 2003
28 HungaryHungary 18.36 2003
29 FijiFiji 18.35 2003
30 IrelandIreland 18.27 2003
31 MongoliaMongolia 17.01 2003
32 BulgariaBulgaria 16.23 2003
33 BhutanBhutan 16.22 2003
34 AlbaniaAlbania 16.05 2003
35 SloveniaSlovenia 16.03 2003
36 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 15.47 2003
37 PolandPoland 15.16 2003
38 NicaraguaNicaragua 13.73 2003
39 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 12.49 2003
40 United StatesUnited States 12 2003
41 South AfricaSouth Africa 11.75 2003
42 HondurasHonduras 10.86 2003
43 NamibiaNamibia 10.6 2003
44 PanamaPanama 10.18 2003
45 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 9.72 2003
46 ArgentinaArgentina 8.43 2003
47 GreeceGreece 7.98 2003
48 SpainSpain 7.81 2003
49 MalaysiaMalaysia 7.63 2003
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 7.57 2003
50 VenezuelaVenezuela 7.56 2003
51 ItalyItaly 7.41 2003
52 RomaniaRomania 7.22 2003
53 ZambiaZambia 7.07 2003
54 BelgiumBelgium 7.04 2003
55 BotswanaBotswana 6.55 2003
56 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5.74 2003
57 PortugalPortugal 5.55 2003
58 ChileChile 5.44 2003
59 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 5.39 2003
60 ZimbabweZimbabwe 5.37 2003
61 NetherlandsNetherlands 5.3 2003
62 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 5 2003
63 IndonesiaIndonesia 4.95 2003
64 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 4.95 2003
65 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4.9 2003
66 The GambiaThe Gambia 4.45 2003
67 BrazilBrazil 4.41 2003
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 4.38 2003
68 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4.25 2003
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 4.04 2003
69 GeorgiaGeorgia 3.93 2003
70 UruguayUruguay 3.91 2003
71 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 3.66 2003
72 MadagascarMadagascar 3.6 2003
73 LaosLaos 3.56 2003
74 ParaguayParaguay 3.52 2003
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 3.52 2003
75 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.48 2003
76 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 3.41 2003
77 MauritaniaMauritania 3.03 2003
78 TajikistanTajikistan 2.91 2003
79 BoliviaBolivia 2.55 2003
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2.52 2003
80 OmanOman 2.51 2003
81 ThailandThailand 2.45 2003
82 ColombiaColombia 2.41 2003
83 KuwaitKuwait 2.36 2003
84 GabonGabon 2.28 2003
85 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 2.24 2003
86 JordanJordan 2.13 2003
87 MexicoMexico 2.07 2003
88 UgandaUganda 2.01 2003
89 KenyaKenya 2.01 2003
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 1.93 2003
90 BurundiBurundi 1.79 2003
91 CambodiaCambodia 1.78 2003
92 TogoTogo 1.71 2003
93 ArmeniaArmenia 1.65 2003
94 LibyaLibya 1.48 2003
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1.42 2003
95 PeruPeru 1.33 2003
96 VietnamVietnam 1.33 2003
97 GuyanaGuyana 1.33 2003
98 North KoreaNorth Korea 1.32 2003
99 SenegalSenegal 1.31 2003
100 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1.27 2003
101 SomaliaSomalia 1.24 2003
102 SingaporeSingapore 1.22 2003
103 TurkeyTurkey 1.18 2003
104 MaliMali 1.16 2003
105 CameroonCameroon 1.05 2003
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 1.04 2003
106 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.03 2003
107 ChadChad 0.967 2003
108 AngolaAngola 0.908 2003
109 SudanSudan 0.901 2003
110 HaitiHaiti 0.889 2003
111 LebanonLebanon 0.813 2003
112 GhanaGhana 0.788 2003
113 JapanJapan 0.752 2003
114 MalawiMalawi 0.735 2003
115 TunisiaTunisia 0.711 2003
116 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.71 2003
117 EritreaEritrea 0.671 2003
118 RwandaRwanda 0.657 2003
119 BeninBenin 0.652 2003
120 LiberiaLiberia 0.64 2003
121 ChinaChina 0.628 2003
122 NepalNepal 0.612 2003
123 MozambiqueMozambique 0.604 2003
124 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.594 2003
125 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.545 2003
126 PakistanPakistan 0.545 2003
127 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.542 2003
128 LesothoLesotho 0.527 2003
129 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.521 2003
130 EgyptEgypt 0.504 2003
131 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.498 2003
132 NigerNiger 0.49 2003
133 IndiaIndia 0.454 2003
134 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.43 2003
135 MoroccoMorocco 0.406 2003
136 GuineaGuinea 0.326 2003
137 IraqIraq 0.308 2003
138 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.303 2003
139 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.235 2003
140 NigeriaNigeria 0.204 2003
141 BurmaBurma 0.0807 2003
142 BangladeshBangladesh 0.0718 2003
=143 YemenYemen 0.0 2003
=143 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.0 2003
=143 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.0 2003

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