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Environment > Wildness: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percent of land area having very low anthropogenic impact
Units: Percent of Land Area
Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 LibyaLibya 89.9% 1990
2 CanadaCanada 81.87% 1990
3 AlgeriaAlgeria 80.82% 1990
4 IcelandIceland 80.08% 1990
5 MauritaniaMauritania 79.46% 1990
6 AustraliaAustralia 74% 1990
7 NigerNiger 73.54% 1990
8 GabonGabon 72.79% 1990
9 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 71.62% 1990
10 EgyptEgypt 70.06% 1990
11 MongoliaMongolia 69.99% 1990
12 BotswanaBotswana 67.41% 1990
13 NamibiaNamibia 66.23% 1990
14 RussiaRussia 65.8% 1990
15 BoliviaBolivia 60.93% 1990
16 MaliMali 59.81% 1990
17 ChadChad 59.45% 1990
18 OmanOman 53.97% 1990
19 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 51.5% 1990
20 VenezuelaVenezuela 50.77% 1990
21 BrazilBrazil 50.41% 1990
22 ColombiaColombia 48.26% 1990
23 PeruPeru 45.56% 1990
24 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 44.34% 1990
25 ParaguayParaguay 44.12% 1990
26 AngolaAngola 43.63% 1990
27 SudanSudan 41.36% 1990
28 ChileChile 40.46% 1990
29 KazakhstanKazakhstan 39.45% 1990
30 KenyaKenya 39.01% 1990
31 ArgentinaArgentina 35.99% 1990
32 United StatesUnited States 35.89% 1990
33 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 35.28% 1990
34 UzbekistanUzbekistan 34.4% 1990
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 31.65% 1990
35 New ZealandNew Zealand 31.51% 1990
36 ChinaChina 31.49% 1990
37 SwedenSweden 31.41% 1990
38 FinlandFinland 30.04% 1990
39 NorwayNorway 28.71% 1990
40 MalaysiaMalaysia 27.45% 1990
41 TunisiaTunisia 26.2% 1990
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 26.14% 1990
42 TajikistanTajikistan 25.63% 1990
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 25.16% 1990
43 EcuadorEcuador 24.93% 1990
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 24.03% 1990
44 ZambiaZambia 23.98% 1990
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 23.67% 1990
45 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 22.28% 1990
46 MozambiqueMozambique 21.79% 1990
47 South AfricaSouth Africa 19.78% 1990
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 19.57% 1990
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 18.41% 1990
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 18.36% 1990
48 SomaliaSomalia 17.7% 1990
49 MexicoMexico 17.65% 1990
50 MoroccoMorocco 17.54% 1990
51 MadagascarMadagascar 17.48% 1990
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 16.88% 1990
52 MalawiMalawi 16.1% 1990
53 IndonesiaIndonesia 15.95% 1990
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 15.92% 1990
54 BurmaBurma 15.66% 1990
55 GuatemalaGuatemala 15.1% 1990
56 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 14.97% 1990
57 EthiopiaEthiopia 14.91% 1990
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 14.87% 1990
58 PanamaPanama 14.83% 1990
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 14.82% 1990
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 13.24% 1990
59 NicaraguaNicaragua 12.9% 1990
60 UgandaUganda 12.55% 1990
61 CambodiaCambodia 12.16% 1990
62 HondurasHonduras 10.65% 1990
63 CameroonCameroon 10.46% 1990
64 TanzaniaTanzania 9.3% 1990
65 LiberiaLiberia 8.96% 1990
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 7.66% 1990
66 LaosLaos 6.21% 1990
67 BurundiBurundi 5.13% 1990
68 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 4.38% 1990
69 SenegalSenegal 4.13% 1990
70 IraqIraq 3.68% 1990
71 SpainSpain 3.43% 1990
72 BeninBenin 3.08% 1990
73 EstoniaEstonia 2.86% 1990
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 2.76% 1990
74 NepalNepal 2.62% 1990
75 IranIran 2.53% 1990
76 PakistanPakistan 2.51% 1990
77 ArmeniaArmenia 2.5% 1990
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 2.49% 1990
78 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 2.43% 1990
79 RwandaRwanda 2.42% 1990
80 UruguayUruguay 2.39% 1990
81 JordanJordan 2.08% 1990
82 IndiaIndia 1.94% 1990
83 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.81% 1990
84 BhutanBhutan 1.76% 1990
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.57% 1990
85 VietnamVietnam 1.05% 1990
86 ZimbabweZimbabwe 1.04% 1990
87 CubaCuba 0.91% 1990
88 ThailandThailand 0.9% 1990
89 PortugalPortugal 0.78% 1990
90 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 0.7% 1990
91 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.65% 1990
92 TurkeyTurkey 0.64% 1990
93 IsraelIsrael 0.61% 1990
94 GhanaGhana 0.58% 1990
95 NigeriaNigeria 0.55% 1990
96 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.52% 1990
97 AlbaniaAlbania 0.32% 1990
98 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.28% 1990
99 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.21% 1990
100 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.16% 1990
=101 SyriaSyria 0.11% 1990
=101 KuwaitKuwait 0.11% 1990
103 HungaryHungary 0.07% 1990
=104 BangladeshBangladesh 0.06% 1990
=104 JapanJapan 0.06% 1990
=106 FranceFrance 0.04% 1990
=106 ItalyItaly 0.04% 1990
=106 AustriaAustria 0.04% 1990
=109 GuineaGuinea 0.02% 1990
=109 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.02% 1990
=109 LatviaLatvia 0.02% 1990
=109 GermanyGermany 0.02% 1990
=113 DominicaDominica 0.01% 1990
=113 IrelandIreland 0.01% 1990
=113 GreeceGreece 0.01% 1990
=116 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 1990
=116 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.0 1990
=116 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.0 1990
=116 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.0 1990
=116 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.0 1990
=116 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.0 1990
=116 DenmarkDenmark 0.0 1990
=116 MoldovaMoldova 0.0 1990
=116 LebanonLebanon 0.0 1990
=116 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.0 1990
=116 LithuaniaLithuania 0.0 1990
=116 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.0 1990
=116 SloveniaSlovenia 0.0 1990
=116 JamaicaJamaica 0.0 1990
=116 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.0 1990
=116 TogoTogo 0.0 1990
=116 UkraineUkraine 0.0 1990
=116 BulgariaBulgaria 0.0 1990
=116 RomaniaRomania 0.0 1990
=116 BelarusBelarus 0.0 1990
=116 BelgiumBelgium 0.0 1990
=116 HaitiHaiti 0.0 1990
=116 CroatiaCroatia 0.0 1990
=116 PolandPoland 0.0 1990
=116 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.0 1990
=116 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.0 1990

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