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Countries Protecting the Most Nature.

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets 30% protected area by 2030. Countries here already exceed 25%, putting them on the right side of the curve.

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57 countries

Europe18
Americas12
Asia9
Africa15
Oceania3

1
Seychelles
98
Protected land 68%
2
New Caledonia
96
Protected land 60%
3
Venezuela
95
Protected land 57%
4
Bhutan
93
Protected land 52%
5
Liechtenstein
91
Protected land 45%
6
Bulgaria
89
Protected land 44%
7
Turks and Caicos Islands
88
Protected land 44%
8
Guinea
86
Protected land 43%
9
Hong Kong
84
Protected land 42%
10
Greenland
82
Protected land 42%
11
Zambia
81
Protected land 41%
12
Slovenia
79
Protected land 40%
13
Brunei
74
Protected land 40%
14
Namibia
74
Protected land 40%
15
Tanzania
74
Protected land 40%
16
Cambodia
72
Protected land 40%
17
Poland
70
Protected land 40%
18
Germany
68
Protected land 39%
19
Luxembourg
67
Protected land 39%
20
Armenia
65
Protected land 39%
21
Cyprus
63
Protected land 39%
22
Croatia
61
Protected land 38%
23
Slovakia
60
Protected land 38%
24
Belize
58
Protected land 37%
25
Republic of the Congo
56
Protected land 37%
26
Benin
54
Protected land 36%
27
Greece
53
Protected land 35%
28
Bahamas
51
Protected land 35%
29
Comoros
49
Protected land 34%
30
New Zealand
47
Protected land 33%
31
São Tomé and Príncipe
46
Protected land 32%
32
Palau
42
Protected land 31%
33
Panama
42
Protected land 31%
34
Bolivia
40
Protected land 31%
35
Sri Lanka
39
Protected land 31%
36
Brazil
35
Protected land 31%
37
Trinidad and Tobago
35
Protected land 31%
38
Japan
33
Protected land 30%
39
Austria
32
Protected land 30%
40
Mozambique
30
Protected land 30%
41
Malta
26
Protected land 29%
42
North Macedonia
26
Protected land 29%
43
Oman
25
Protected land 29%
44
France
23
Protected land 29%
45
United Kingdom
21
Protected land 28%
46
Zimbabwe
19
Protected land 28%
47
Spain
18
Protected land 28%
48
Togo
16
Protected land 28%
49
Botswana
12
Protected land 28%
50
Israel
12
Protected land 28%
51
Senegal
11
Protected land 28%
52
Andorra
9
Protected land 27%
53
Gibraltar
7
Protected land 27%
54
Aruba
5
Protected land 27%
55
Costa Rica
4
Protected land 27%
56
Dominican Republic
2
Protected land 26%
57
Guinea-Bissau
0
Protected land 26%