Protected areas by country, 2025, G20 countries
Protected land and marine areas, such as nature reserves and national parks, as a share of total territorial area including territorial waters.
19 places ranked for 2025. Highest: United Kingdom (42.1%). Lowest: India (4.5%). The median is 14.8%.
The 19 member countries. The European Union and the African Union are also members of the G20 but are not countries. About this group
Highest 10
- 1. United Kingdom 42.1%
- 2. Germany 40.0%
- 3. France 36.7%
- 4. Australia 33.5%
- 5. Brazil 29.4%
- 6. Mexico 19.9%
- 7. Saudi Arabia 17.0%
- 8. United States 15.8%
- 9. Japan 15.1%
- 10. Italy 14.8%
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 42.1% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Germany | 40.0% | 2025 | |
| 3 | France | 36.7% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Australia | 33.5% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Brazil | 29.4% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| 8 | United States | 15.8% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Japan | 15.1% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Italy | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| 11 | China | 14.7% | 2025 | |
| 12 | South Africa | 12.9% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Canada | 11.6% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Argentina | 9.7% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Russia | 8.6% | 2025 | |
| 16 | South Korea | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Türkiye | 5.7% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Indonesia | 5.2% | 2025 | |
| 19 | India | 4.5% | 2025 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2025, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2025 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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