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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Reunion | 76.39% | 2012 | ||
2 | New Caledonia | 61.29% | 2012 | ||
3 | Martinique | 55.12% | 2012 | ||
4 | Slovenia | 54.51% | 2012 | ||
5 | Venezuela | 52.97% | 2012 | ||
6 | French Guiana | 48.31% | 2012 | ||
7 | Germany | 48.03% | 2012 | ||
8 | Guadeloupe | 46.09% | 2012 | ||
9 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 44.39% | 2012 | ||
10 | Brunei | 43.99% | 2012 | ||
11 | Namibia | 43.17% | 2012 | ||
12 | Liechtenstein | 43.11% | 2012 | ||
13 | Seychelles | 42.05% | 2012 | ||
14 | Hong Kong | 41.88% | 2012 | ||
15 | Greenland | 41.09% | 2012 | ||
16 | Cyprus | 40.95% | 2012 | ||
17 | Luxembourg | 39.65% | 2012 | ||
18 | Zambia | 37.78% | 2012 | ||
19 | Botswana | 37.19% | 2012 | ||
20 | Belize | 36.65% | 2012 | ||
21 | Bulgaria | 36.61% | 2012 | ||
22 | Slovakia | 36.09% | 2012 | ||
23 | Gibraltar | 35.97% | 2012 | ||
24 | Monaco | 35.93% | 2012 | ||
25 | Greece | 34.65% | 2012 | ||
26 | Poland | 34.2% | 2012 | ||
27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.6% | 2012 | ||
28 | Tanzania | 32.18% | 2012 | ||
29 | Saudi Arabia | 31.26% | 2012 | ||
30 | Guatemala | 30.93% | 2012 | ||
31 | Nicaragua | 30.83% | 2012 | ||
32 | Spain | 29.01% | 2012 | ||
33 | Bhutan | 28.35% | 2012 | ||
34 | Saint Helena | 28.26% | 2012 | ||
35 | Guinea | 28.06% | 2012 | ||
36 | United Kingdom | 27.91% | 2012 | ||
37 | New Zealand | 27.26% | 2012 | ||
38 | Zimbabwe | 27.17% | 2012 | ||
39 | Costa Rica | 26.94% | 2012 | ||
40 | Guam | 26.84% | 2012 | ||
41 | Switzerland | 26.3% | 2012 | ||
42 | Brazil | 26.26% | 2012 | ||
43 | Cambodia | 26.21% | 2012 | ||
44 | Benin | 26.1% | 2012 | ||
45 | Senegal | 24.76% | 2012 | ||
46 | France | 24.74% | 2012 | ||
47 | Togo | 24.66% | 2012 | ||
48 | Ecuador | 23.73% | 2012 | ||
49 | Austria | 23.59% | 2012 | ||
50 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 23.5% | 2012 | ||
51 | Hungary | 23.14% | 2012 | ||
52 | Belgium | 23.02% | 2012 | ||
53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.89% | 2012 | ||
54 | Czech Republic | 22.37% | 2012 | ||
55 | Portugal | 22.26% | 2012 | ||
56 | Kiribati | 22.01% | 2012 | ||
57 | Sri Lanka | 22% | 2012 | ||
58 | Dominica | 21.69% | 2012 | ||
59 | Italy | 21.6% | 2012 | ||
60 | Morocco | 21.54% | 2012 | ||
61 | Malta | 21.5% | 2012 | ||
62 | Colombia | 21.18% | 2012 | ||
63 | Honduras | 21.1% | 2012 | ||
64 | Estonia | 20.91% | 2012 | ||
65 | Bolivia | 20.83% | 2012 | ||
66 | Equatorial Guinea | 20.61% | 2012 | ||
67 | Panama | 20.57% | 2012 | ||
68 | Gabon | 19.94% | 2012 | ||
69 | Iceland | 19.86% | 2012 | ||
70 | Netherlands | 19.54% | 2012 | ||
71 | Peru | 19.06% | 2012 | ||
72 | Thailand | 18.82% | 2012 | ||
73 | Romania | 18.71% | 2012 | ||
74 | Latvia | 18.57% | 2012 | ||
75 | Chile | 18.56% | 2012 | ||
76 | Dominican Republic | 18.55% | 2012 | ||
77 | Denmark | 18.42% | 2012 | ||
78 | Ethiopia | 18.41% | 2012 | ||
79 | Kuwait | 18.39% | 2012 | ||
80 | Malaysia | 18.35% | 2012 | ||
81 | Malawi | 18.25% | 2012 | ||
82 | United Arab Emirates | 18.15% | 2012 | ||
83 | Central African Republic | 17.98% | 2012 | ||
84 | Mozambique | 17.63% | 2012 | ||
85 | Israel | 17.43% | 2012 | ||
86 | Saint Lucia | 16.86% | 2012 | ||
87 | Netherlands Antilles | 16.83% | 2012 | ||
88 | Lithuania | 16.78% | 2012 | ||
89 | Niger | 16.72% | 2012 | ||
90 | China | 16.71% | 2012 | ||
91 | Laos | 16.68% | 2012 | ||
92 | Chad | 16.62% | 2012 | ||
93 | Japan | 16.54% | 2012 | ||
94 | Nepal | 16.38% | 2012 | ||
95 | Guinea-Bissau | 16.34% | 2012 | ||
96 | Norway | 16.33% | 2012 | ||
97 | Palau | 15.95% | 2012 | ||
98 | Jamaica | 15.89% | 2012 | ||
99 | Tonga | 15.62% | 2012 | ||
100 | Virgin Islands | 15.34% | 2012 | ||
101 | Burkina Faso | 15.19% | 2012 | ||
102 | Finland | 15.1% | 2012 | ||
103 | Ghana | 15.06% | 2012 | ||
104 | Montenegro | 14.79% | 2012 | ||
105 | Suriname | 14.72% | 2012 | ||
106 | Indonesia | 14.7% | 2012 | ||
107 | Sweden | 14.53% | 2012 | ||
108 | Ireland | 14.27% | 2012 | ||
109 | Nigeria | 14.11% | 2012 | ||
110 | Croatia | 14.06% | 2012 | ||
111 | United States | 13.82% | 2012 | ||
112 | Mongolia | 13.78% | 2012 | ||
113 | The Bahamas | 13.66% | 2012 | ||
114 | Mexico | 12.92% | 2012 | ||
115 | Australia | 12.85% | 2012 | ||
116 | Cuba | 12.41% | 2012 | ||
117 | Angola | 12.4% | 2012 | ||
118 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.04% | 2012 | ||
119 | Kenya | 11.61% | 2012 | ||
120 | Uganda | 11.45% | 2012 | ||
121 | Russia | 11.33% | 2012 | ||
122 | Egypt | 11.23% | 2012 | ||
123 | Cameroon | 10.99% | 2012 | ||
124 | Albania | 10.96% | 2012 | ||
125 | Philippines | 10.91% | 2012 | ||
126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.88% | 2012 | ||
127 | Pakistan | 10.75% | 2012 | ||
128 | Oman | 10.68% | 2012 | ||
129 | Rwanda | 10.55% | 2012 | ||
130 | Sierra Leone | 10.5% | 2012 | ||
131 | Montserrat | 10.48% | 2012 | ||
132 | Puerto Rico | 10.26% | 2012 | ||
133 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.18% | 2012 | ||
134 | Comoros | 10.1% | 2012 | ||
135 | Andorra | 9.83% | 2012 | ||
136 | Niue | 9.08% | 2012 | ||
137 | British Virgin Islands | 8.96% | 2012 | ||
138 | Cayman Islands | 8.74% | 2012 | ||
139 | East Timor | 8.72% | 2012 | ||
140 | Canada | 8.56% | 2012 | ||
141 | El Salvador | 8.44% | 2012 | ||
142 | Belarus | 8.28% | 2012 | ||
143 | Armenia | 8.1% | 2012 | ||
144 | Algeria | 7.46% | 2012 | ||
145 | Azerbaijan | 7.36% | 2012 | ||
146 | Burma | 7.28% | 2012 | ||
147 | Republic of Macedonia | 7.27% | 2012 | ||
148 | Iran | 7.16% | 2012 | ||
149 | Argentina | 6.91% | 2012 | ||
150 | Samoa | 6.74% | 2012 | ||
151 | Vietnam | 6.45% | 2012 | ||
152 | Paraguay | 6.4% | 2012 | ||
153 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.33% | 2012 | ||
154 | Serbia | 6.3% | 2012 | ||
155 | South Korea | 6.27% | 2012 | ||
156 | South Africa | 6.2% | 2012 | ||
157 | Tokelau | 6.09% | 2012 | ||
158 | Mali | 6.05% | 2012 | ||
159 | Anguilla | 5.96% | 2012 | ||
160 | Western Sahara | 5.77% | 2012 | ||
161 | Bermuda | 5.76% | 2012 | ||
162 | Tunisia | 5.38% | 2012 | ||
163 | Singapore | 5.37% | 2012 | ||
164 | India | 5.21% | 2012 | ||
165 | Guyana | 5.21% | 2012 | ||
166 | Madagascar | 4.99% | 2012 | ||
167 | Eritrea | 4.96% | 2012 | ||
168 | Burundi | 4.89% | 2012 | ||
169 | Gambia | 4.83% | 2012 | ||
170 | Mayotte | 4.82% | 2012 | ||
171 | Tajikistan | 4.77% | 2012 | ||
172 | Bangladesh | 4.72% | 2012 | ||
173 | Mauritius | 4.49% | 2012 | ||
174 | Fiji | 4.33% | 2012 | ||
175 | Vanuatu | 4.23% | 2012 | ||
176 | Ukraine | 4.05% | 2012 | ||
177 | Federated States of Micronesia | 4.03% | 2012 | ||
178 | Georgia | 3.93% | 2012 | ||
179 | Moldova | 3.82% | 2012 | ||
180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.57% | 2012 | ||
181 | Uzbekistan | 3.35% | 2012 | ||
182 | Kazakhstan | 3.32% | 2012 | ||
183 | Qatar | 3.18% | 2012 | ||
184 | Turkmenistan | 3.18% | 2012 | ||
185 | Papua New Guinea | 3.12% | 2012 | ||
186 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3.07% | 2012 | ||
187 | Marshall Islands | 3.04% | 2012 | ||
188 | Swaziland | 3.02% | 2012 | ||
189 | American Samoa | 2.93% | 2012 | ||
190 | Bahrain | 2.8% | 2012 | ||
191 | Uruguay | 2.68% | 2012 | ||
192 | Liberia | 2.52% | 2012 | ||
193 | Cape Verde | 2.47% | 2012 | ||
194 | Solomon Islands | 2.2% | 2012 | ||
195 | Grenada | 2.2% | 2012 | ||
196 | Turkey | 2.05% | 2012 | ||
197 | French Polynesia | 1.98% | 2012 | ||
198 | Tuvalu | 1.94% | 2012 | ||
199 | Jordan | 1.91% | 2010 | ||
200 | Faeroe Islands | 1.7% | 2012 | ||
201 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.49% | 2012 | ||
202 | Cook Islands | 1.32% | 2012 | ||
203 | Yemen | 0.79% | 2012 | ||
204 | Syria | 0.689% | 2012 | ||
205 | Mauritania | 0.604% | 2012 | ||
206 | Lebanon | 0.586% | 2012 | ||
207 | Somalia | 0.584% | 2012 | ||
208 | Lesotho | 0.506% | 2012 | ||
209 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0.477% | 2012 | ||
210 | Aruba | 0.475% | 2012 | ||
211 | Iraq | 0.38% | 2012 | ||
212 | Afghanistan | 0.372% | 2012 | ||
213 | Haiti | 0.303% | 2012 | ||
214 | Palestine | 0.215% | 2012 | ||
215 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.166% | 2012 | ||
216 | Libya | 0.145% | 2012 | ||
217 | Barbados | 0.124% | 2012 | ||
218 | Djibouti | 0.0839% | 2012 |
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Interesting observations about Environment > Proportion of land area under protection
- Djibouti has ranked last for proportion of land area under protection since 2000.
- Reunion has had the highest proportion of land area under protection since 2010.
- Martinique has ranked in the top 3 for proportion of land area under protection since 1990.
- Barbados has ranked second last for proportion of land area under protection since 2010.
- New Caledonia has ranked #2 in proportion of land area under protection since 2010.
- Libya has ranked third last for proportion of land area under protection since 2000.
- Venezuela has ranked in the top 6 for proportion of land area under protection since 1990.
- Guadeloupe has ranked in the top 8 for proportion of land area under protection since 1990.
- Germany has ranked in the top 11 for proportion of land area under protection since 1990.
- Slovenia has ranked #4 in proportion of land area under protection since 2010.