Environment > Protected area: Countries Compared

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Protected Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > % of total surface Biodiversity and protected areas > Terrestrial protected areas > % of total surface Biosphere > Reserves Forest area > % of land National parks > Proportion of country National parks > Total NOx emissions per populated Sea > Sea > Planned marine protected SO2 emissions per populated Wetlands of intl importance >

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH
1	EcuadorEcuador	43.1%	1997
2	VenezuelaVenezuela	36.3%	1997
3	DenmarkDenmark	32.2%	1997
4	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	31.5%	1997
5	AustriaAustria	28.3%	1997
6	GermanyGermany	27%	1997
7	New ZealandNew Zealand	23.6%	1997
8	SlovakiaSlovakia	21.8%	1997
9	BhutanBhutan	21.2%	1997
10	BelizeBelize	20.9%	1997
11	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	20.5%	1997
12	PanamaPanama	19.1%	1997
13	ChileChile	18.9%	1997
14	BotswanaBotswana	18.5%	1997
15	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	18%	1997
16	CubaCuba	17.4%	1997
17	GuatemalaGuatemala	16.8%	1997
18	CambodiaCambodia	16.2%	1997
19	OmanOman	16.1%	1997
20	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	15.8%	1997
21	TanzaniaTanzania	15.6%	1997
22	IsraelIsrael	14.9%	1997
23	RwandaRwanda	14.7%	1997
24	BoliviaBolivia	14.4%	1997
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	13.81%	1997
25	Costa RicaCosta Rica	13.7%	1997
26	United StatesUnited States	13.4%	1997
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	13.33%	1997
27	Sri LankaSri Lanka	13.3%	1997
28	ThailandThailand	13.1%	1997
29	NamibiaNamibia	12.9%	1997
30	LatviaLatvia	12.5%	1997
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	12.19%	1997
31	EstoniaEstonia	12%	1997
32	FranceFrance	11.7%	1997
=33	MalawiMalawi	11.3%	1997
=33	SenegalSenegal	11.3%	1997
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	11.17%	1997
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	10.64%	1997
35	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	10.4%	1997
36	MongoliaMongolia	10.3%	1997
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	10.18%	1997
=37	CanadaCanada	10%	1997
=37	LithuaniaLithuania	10%	1997
39	HondurasHonduras	9.9%	1997
=40	IndonesiaIndonesia	9.7%	1997
=40	IcelandIceland	9.7%	1997
=42	UgandaUganda	9.6%	1997
=42	PolandPoland	9.6%	1997
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	9.22%	1997
44	ChadChad	9.1%	1997
=45	ColombiaColombia	9%	1997
=45	SwedenSweden	9%	1997
47	ZambiaZambia	8.6%	1997
48	SpainSpain	8.4%	1997
49	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	8.2%	1997
=50	ZimbabweZimbabwe	7.9%	1997
=50	TogoTogo	7.9%	1997
52	NepalNepal	7.8%	1997
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	7.76%	1997
53	NigerNiger	7.7%	1997
54	ArmeniaArmenia	7.6%	1997
55	NicaraguaNicaragua	7.4%	1997
56	ItalyItaly	7.3%	1997
57	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	7.1%	1997
=58	AustraliaAustralia	7%	1997
=58	BeninBenin	7%	1997
=60	NorwayNorway	6.8%	1997
=60	HungaryHungary	6.8%	1997
=60	JapanJapan	6.8%	1997
=63	NetherlandsNetherlands	6.7%	1997
=63	CroatiaCroatia	6.7%	1997
65	AngolaAngola	6.6%	1997
66	PortugalPortugal	6.5%	1997
67	ChinaChina	6.4%	1997
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	6.33%	1997
68	KenyaKenya	6.2%	1997
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	6.16%	1997
69	MozambiqueMozambique	6.1%	1997
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	6.06%	1997
=70	FinlandFinland	6%	1997
=70	MauritiusMauritius	6%	1997
72	SloveniaSlovenia	5.7%	1997
73	BurundiBurundi	5.6%	1997
=74	EthiopiaEthiopia	5.5%	1997
=74	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	5.5%	1997
76	South AfricaSouth Africa	5.4%	1997
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	5.35%	1997
77	IranIran	5.1%	1997
78	EritreaEritrea	5%	1997
79	PhilippinesPhilippines	4.9%	1997
=80	GhanaGhana	4.8%	1997
=80	PakistanPakistan	4.8%	1997
=80	IndiaIndia	4.8%	1997
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	4.75%	1997
=83	SurinameSuriname	4.7%	1997
=83	RomaniaRomania	4.7%	1997
=85	CameroonCameroon	4.5%	1997
=85	MalaysiaMalaysia	4.5%	1997
=85	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	4.5%	1997
=88	BulgariaBulgaria	4.4%	1997
=88	SingaporeSingapore	4.4%	1997
=90	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	4.2%	1997
=90	BrazilBrazil	4.2%	1997
=90	BelarusBelarus	4.2%	1997
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	4.17%	1997
93	MaliMali	3.7%	1997
94	SudanSudan	3.6%	1997
95	ParaguayParaguay	3.5%	1997
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	3.49%	1997
96	JordanJordan	3.4%	1997
97	NigeriaNigeria	3.3%	1997
=98	VietnamVietnam	3.1%	1997
=98	RussiaRussia	3.1%	1997
100	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	3%	1997
=101	GeorgiaGeorgia	2.8%	1997
=101	GabonGabon	2.8%	1997
=101	AlbaniaAlbania	2.8%	1997
=104	PeruPeru	2.7%	1997
=104	KazakhstanKazakhstan	2.7%	1997
=106	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	2.6%	1997
=106	BelgiumBelgium	2.6%	1997
108	AlgeriaAlgeria	2.5%	1997
=109	South KoreaSouth Korea	2.4%	1997
=109	MexicoMexico	2.4%	1997
111	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	2.3%	1997
=112	GreeceGreece	2.2%	1997
=112	The GambiaThe Gambia	2.2%	1997
114	UzbekistanUzbekistan	2.1%	1997
115	SwazilandSwaziland	2%	1997
116	MadagascarMadagascar	1.9%	1997
=117	MauritaniaMauritania	1.7%	1997
=117	ArgentinaArgentina	1.7%	1997
119	UkraineUkraine	1.6%	1997
120	KuwaitKuwait	1.5%	1997
121	LiberiaLiberia	1.3%	1997
122	MoldovaMoldova	1.2%	1997
123	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	1.1%	1997
124	FijiFiji	1%	1997
125	IrelandIreland	0.9%	1997
=126	BangladeshBangladesh	0.8%	1997
=126	EgyptEgypt	0.8%	1997
=128	GuineaGuinea	0.7%	1997
=128	MoroccoMorocco	0.7%	1997
130	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	0.5%	1997
=131	TurkeyTurkey	0.4%	1997
=131	HaitiHaiti	0.4%	1997
=133	El SalvadorEl Salvador	0.3%	1997
=133	LebanonLebanon	0.3%	1997
=133	SomaliaSomalia	0.3%	1997
=133	UruguayUruguay	0.3%	1997
=133	GuyanaGuyana	0.3%	1997
=133	BurmaBurma	0.3%	1997
=133	TunisiaTunisia	0.3%	1997
=140	LesothoLesotho	0.2%	1997
=140	DjiboutiDjibouti	0.2%	1997
=140	North KoreaNorth Korea	0.2%	1997
=143	LibyaLibya	0.1%	1997
=143	JamaicaJamaica	0.1%	1997
145	AfghanistanAfghanistan	0.03%	1997
=146	BarbadosBarbados	0.0	1997
=146	YemenYemen	0.0	1997

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Most of your stats do not have the meta data associated with them to make any sense of them. What does "10" mean for protected areas? The definition says "Environmentally Protected Areas" but does not give units. Seems like a great website but stats are useless without meta data.

Posted on 10 Nov 2009

Kim Monaghan