Protected areas, land and sea
Area under legal protection as a protected area or other conservation measure. Designation is a legal act; it does not measure enforcement.
International organisation
Structural indicator
Source: UNEP-WCMC (WDPA) · via World Bank WDI
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20.8% of territorial area for Oman in 2025, published by World Bank Group.
Source
- Published by
- World Bank Group
- Source
- World Bank — World Development Indicators
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0 ↗
- Attribution
- UNEP-WCMC (WDPA) · via World Bank WDI
- Retrieved
- 9 November 2026
Version
- Value
- 20.8% of territorial area
- Period
- 2025
- Status
- Observed
- Kind of data
- International organisation
- Country
- Oman
Authority
- Measures
- Area under legal protection as a protected area or other conservation measure. Designation is a legal act; it does not measure enforcement.
How good is this figure?
Separate dimensions, not one score — an excellent source can still be incomparable across countries.
- Source
- International organisation
- Definition
- Definition from the publisher
- Comparability
- Limited international comparability
- Status
- Observed
- Evidence
- International organisation
| Country | Value | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3.60 | 2025 | Observed |
| Albania | 18.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Algeria | 4.40 | 2025 | Observed |
| Andorra | 27.3 | 2025 | Observed |
| Angola | 7.70 | 2025 | Observed |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0.80 | 2025 | Observed |
| Argentina | 9.70 | 2025 | Observed |
| Armenia | 38.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| Australia — Commonwealth | 33.5 | 2025 | Observed |
| Austria | 29.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Azerbaijan | 12.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Bahamas | 8.30 | 2025 | Observed |
| Bahrain | 20.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Bangladesh | 5.90 | 2025 | Observed |
| Barbados | 0.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Belarus | 9.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Belgium | 18.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Belize | 26.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Benin | 28.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Bhutan | 51.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Bolivia | 30.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.50 | 2025 | Observed |
| Botswana | 27.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Brazil — Federal | 29.4 | 2025 | Observed |
| Brunei | 7.50 | 2025 | Observed |
| Bulgaria | 35.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Burkina Faso | 16.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Burundi | 7.60 | 2025 | Observed |
| Cabo Verde | 0.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Cambodia | 31.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Cameroon | 11.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Canada — Federal | 11.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Central African Republic | 14.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Chad | 21.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Chile | 37.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| China — National | 14.7 | 2025 | Observed |
| Colombia | 26.5 | 2025 | Observed |
| Comoros | 0.70 | 2025 | Observed |
| Congo, Republic of | 34.2 | 2025 | Observed |
| Costa Rica | 28.2 | 2025 | Observed |
| Croatia | 24.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Cuba | 6.90 | 2025 | Observed |
| Cyprus | 11.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Czechia | 21.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 14.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| Denmark | 23.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Djibouti | 1.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Dominica | 0.60 | 2025 | Observed |
| Dominican Republic | 15.3 | 2025 | Observed |
| Ecuador | 20.2 | 2025 | Observed |
| Egypt | 11.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| El Salvador | 2.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1.80 | 2025 | Observed |
| Eritrea | 0.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Estonia | 20.5 | 2025 | Observed |
| Eswatini | 4.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Ethiopia | 17.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Fiji | 1.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Finland | 13.5 | 2025 | Observed |
| France | 36.7 | 2025 | Observed |
| Gabon | 24.4 | 2025 | Observed |
| Gambia | 2.90 | 2025 | Observed |
| Georgia | 17.4 | 2025 | Observed |
| Germany — Bund | 40.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Ghana | 7.90 | 2025 | Observed |
| Greece | 11.2 | 2025 | Observed |
| Grenada | 0.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Guatemala | 10.2 | 2025 | Observed |
| Guinea | 29.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Guinea-Bissau | 13.2 | 2025 | Observed |
| Guyana | 5.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Haiti | 3.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Honduras | 11.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Hungary | 22.3 | 2025 | Observed |
| Iceland | 2.90 | 2025 | Observed |
| India — Union | 4.50 | 2025 | Observed |
| Indonesia | 5.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Iran | 7.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Iraq | 1.50 | 2025 | Observed |
| Ireland | 4.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Israel | 12.2 | 2025 | Observed |
| Italy | 14.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Jamaica | 1.60 | 2025 | Observed |
| Japan | 15.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Jordan | 5.40 | 2025 | Observed |
| Kazakhstan | 11.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Kenya | 11.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Kiribati | 11.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| Kuwait | 11.5 | 2025 | Observed |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6.80 | 2025 | Observed |
| Laos | 18.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Latvia | 18.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Lebanon | 4.70 | 2025 | Observed |
| Lesotho | 23.4 | 2025 | Observed |
| Liberia | 1.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Libya | 0.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Liechtenstein | 44.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Lithuania | 18.4 | 2025 | Observed |
| Luxembourg | 39.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Madagascar | 5.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Malawi | 23.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Malaysia | 8.40 | 2025 | Observed |
| Maldives | 0.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Mali | 7.50 | 2025 | Observed |
| Malta | 8.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Marshall Islands | 0.30 | 2025 | Observed |
| Mauritania | 1.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Mauritius | 0.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Mexico — Federal | 19.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Moldova | 11.5 | 2025 | Observed |
| Monaco | 99.5 | 2025 | Observed |
| Mongolia | 19.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Montenegro | 16.3 | 2025 | Observed |
| Morocco | 1.40 | 2025 | Observed |
| Mozambique | 18.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Myanmar | 4.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Namibia | 24.4 | 2025 | Observed |
| Nauru | 0.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Nepal | 23.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Netherlands | 29.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| New Zealand | 30.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Nicaragua | 10.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Niger | 21.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Nigeria — Federal | 11.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| North Korea | 1.30 | 2025 | Observed |
| North Macedonia | 29.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Norway | 5.40 | 2025 | Observed |
| Oman | 20.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Pakistan | 15.2 | 2025 | Observed |
| Palau | 98.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Palestine | 10.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Panama | 27.2 | 2025 | Observed |
| Papua New Guinea | 0.70 | 2025 | Observed |
| Paraguay | 14.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| Peru | 16.5 | 2025 | Observed |
| Philippines | 3.60 | 2025 | Observed |
| Poland | 38.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Portugal | 17.2 | 2025 | Observed |
| Qatar | 5.80 | 2025 | Observed |
| Romania | 24.3 | 2025 | Observed |
| Russia | 8.60 | 2025 | Observed |
| Rwanda | 9.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.80 | 2025 | Observed |
| Saint Lucia | 1.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.50 | 2025 | Observed |
| Samoa | 0.30 | 2025 | Observed |
| Saudi Arabia | 17.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Senegal | 16.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Serbia | 14.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Seychelles | 32.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Sierra Leone | 5.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Singapore | 2.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Slovakia | 37.5 | 2025 | Observed |
| Slovenia | 40.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Solomon Islands | 0.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Somalia | 0.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| South Africa | 12.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| South Korea | 5.90 | 2025 | Observed |
| South Sudan | 15.4 | 2025 | Observed |
| Spain — Estado | 22.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Sri Lanka | 3.70 | 2025 | Observed |
| Sudan | 3.30 | 2025 | Observed |
| Suriname | 8.60 | 2025 | Observed |
| Sweden | 15.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| Switzerland — Confederation | 12.5 | 2025 | Observed |
| Syria | 0.70 | 2025 | Observed |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Tajikistan | 22.6 | 2025 | Observed |
| Tanzania | 32.3 | 2025 | Observed |
| Thailand | 13.4 | 2025 | Observed |
| Timor-Leste | 4.70 | 2025 | Observed |
| Togo | 22.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Tonga | 0.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Tunisia | 5.20 | 2025 | Observed |
| Turkmenistan | 4.30 | 2025 | Observed |
| Tuvalu | 0.00 | 2025 | Observed |
| Türkiye | 5.70 | 2025 | Observed |
| Uganda | 16.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Ukraine | 17.9 | 2025 | Observed |
| United Arab Emirates — Federal | 16.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| United Kingdom | 42.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| United States — Federal | 15.8 | 2025 | Observed |
| Uruguay | 2.40 | 2025 | Observed |
| Uzbekistan | 14.1 | 2025 | Observed |
| Vanuatu | 0.10 | 2025 | Observed |
| Venezuela | 39.0 | 2025 | Observed |
| Vietnam | 2.90 | 2025 | Observed |
| Yemen | 0.70 | 2025 | Observed |
| Zambia | 41.3 | 2025 | Observed |
| Zimbabwe | 28.3 | 2025 | Observed |
Sorted by name, not by value: this is a table of evidence, not a league.