name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Morocco

country_id: MAR

value: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Africa

country_id: AFR

ns: wb

description: Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.

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type: original

key: IndicatorName

value: Terrestrial protected areas (sq. km)

key: Longdefinition

key: Periodicity

value: Annual

key: Source

value: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.

key: Topic

value: Environment: Biodiversity & protected areas

key: Aggregationmethod

value: Weighted average

key: Shortdefinition

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description: A unique identifier for the indicator being reported.

description: The name or title of the indicator providing a human-readable label.

description: A unique identifier code for the country associated with the indicator.

description: The full name of the country relevant to the indicator data.

sem_type: encountryname

description: The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code—a three-letter country code standard—for the country.

date

description: The date or year the indicator measurement or observation pertains to.

sem_type: year

value

description: The numerical or measured value of the indicator for the given country and date.

unit

description: The unit of measurement in which the indicator value is expressed.

description: The observation status indicating any special conditions or qualifiers about the data value.

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name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Comoros

country_id: COM


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Congo, Rep.

country_id: COG


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Ghana

country_id: GHA


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Mozambique

country_id: MOZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Niger

country_id: NER


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - South Africa

country_id: ZAF


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Tunisia

country_id: TUN


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Algeria

country_id: DZA


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Botswana

country_id: BWA


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Burundi

country_id: BDI


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Lesotho

country_id: LSO


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Libya

country_id: LBY


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Namibia

country_id: NAM


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Sao Tome and Principe

country_id: STP


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Senegal

country_id: SEN


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Sierra Leone

country_id: SLE


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - South Sudan

country_id: SSD


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Cape Verde

country_id: CPV


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Chad

country_id: TCD


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Djibouti

country_id: DJI


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EGY


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Eritrea

country_id: ERI


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Gabon

country_id: GAB


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Guinea-Bissau

country_id: GNB


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Mauritius

country_id: MUS


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Zambia

country_id: ZMB


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Angola

country_id: AGO


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Burkina Faso

country_id: BFA


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Cameroon

country_id: CMR


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Equatorial Guinea

country_id: GNQ


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Rwanda

country_id: RWA


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)

country_id: SSF


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Sudan

country_id: SDN


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Tanzania

country_id: TZA


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Togo

country_id: TGO


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Central African Republic

country_id: CAF


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Ethiopia

country_id: ETH


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Kenya

country_id: KEN


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Zimbabwe

country_id: ZWE


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Madagascar

country_id: MDG


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Malawi

country_id: MWI


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Mauritania

country_id: MRT


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Nigeria

country_id: NGA


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Seychelles

country_id: SYC


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

country_id: SXZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Swaziland

country_id: SWZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Uganda

country_id: UGA


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Benin

country_id: BEN


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: COD


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Cote d'Ivoire

country_id: CIV


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Guinea

country_id: GIN


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Liberia

country_id: LBR


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Mali

country_id: MLI


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - North Africa

country_id: NAF


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Somalia

country_id: SOM


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

country_id: SSA


name: Terrestrial protected areas  (sq. km) - Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

country_id: XZN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Arab World

description: Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.

key: Developmentrelevance

value:
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines a protected area as "a clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values."

Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Nationally protected terrestrial are terrestrial areas as a percentage of total territorial area, where all nationally designated protected areas with known location and extent are included.

As threats to biodiversity mount, the international community is increasingly focusing on conserving diversity. Deforestation is a major cause of loss of biodiversity, and habitat conservation is vital for stemming this loss. Conservation efforts have focused on protecting areas of high biodiversity. Increasing the proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected helps defend vulnerable plant and animal species and safeguard biodiversity.

Protected areas remain the fundamental building blocks of virtually all national and international conservation strategies, supported by governments and international institutions. They provide the core of efforts to protect the world's threatened species and are increasingly recognized as essential providers of ecosystem services and biological resources. Some sites are owned and managed by governments, others by private individuals, companies, communities and faith groups.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address concerns common to all economies. In recognition of the vulnerability of animal and plant species, SDGs include targets 14 and 15 to highlight the importance of marine and terrestorial protected areas. Increasing the proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected helps defend vulnerable plant and animal species and safeguard biodiversity.

key: Limitationsandexceptions

value:
The data source for this indicator is the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), the most comprehensive global dataset on marine and terrestrial protected areas available.

The extent to which the land areas, including inland waters, and territorial waters of a country/territory are protected is useful for planning purpose to protect biodiversity. However, it is neither an indication of how well managed the terrestrial and marine protected areas are, nor confirmation that protection measures are effectively enforced. Further, the indicator does not provide information on non-designated or internationally designated protected areas that may also be important for conserving biodiversity. There are known data and knowledge gaps for some countries/regions due to difficulties in reporting national protected area data to the WDPA and/or determining whether a site conforms to the IUCN definition of a protected area.

Gaps and/or time lags in reporting national protected area data to the WDPA can however result in discrepancies, which are resolved in communication with data providers. The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) compiles data on protected areas, numbers of certain species, and numbers of those species under threat from various sources. Because of differences in definitions, reporting practices, and reporting periods, cross-country comparability is limited.

Due to variations in consistency and methods of collection, data quality is highly variable across countries. Some countries update their information more frequently than others, some have more accurate data on extent of coverage, and many underreport the number or extent of protected areas.

value: World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) where the compilation and management is carried out by United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in collaboration with governments, non-governmental organizations, academia and industry. The data is available online through the Protected Planet website (https://www.protectedplanet.net/).

key: Statisticalconceptandmethodology

value:
This indicator is calculated using all the nationally designated protected areas recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) whose location and extent is known. The WDPA database is stored within a Geographic Information System (GIS) that stores information about protected areas such as their name, type and date of designation, documented area, geographic location (point) and/or boundary (polygon).

Designating an area as protected does not mean that protection is in force. And for small countries that have only protected areas smaller than 1,000 hectares, the size limit in the definition leads to an underestimate of protected areas. Nationally protected areas are defined using the six IUCN management categories for areas of at least 1,000 hectares: scientific reserves and strict nature reserves with limited public access; national parks of national or international significance and not materially affected by human activity; natural monuments and natural landscapes with unique aspects; managed nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries; protected landscapes (which may include cultural landscapes); and areas managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural systems to ensure long-term protection and maintenance of biological diversity.

A GIS analysis is used to calculate terrestrial and marine protection. For this a global protected area layer is created by combining the polygons and points recorded in the WDPA. Circular buffers are created around points based on the known extent of protected areas for which no polygon is available. Annual protected area layers are created by dissolving the global protected area layer by the known year of establishment of protected areas recorded in the WDPA. The annual protected area layers are overlaid with country/territory boundaries, coastlines and buffered coastlines (delineating the territorial waters) to obtain the absolute coverage (in square kilometers) of protected areas by country/territory. The total area of a country's/territory's terrestrial protected areas and marine protected areas in territorial waters is divided by the total area of its land areas (including inland waters) and territorial waters to obtain the relative coverage (percentage) of protected areas.

value: Use and distribution of these data are subject to Protected Planet terms and conditions.

key: Unitofmeasure

value: Percentage

key: Generalcomments

value: Restricted use: Please contact the Protected Planet for third-party use of these data.

value: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total surface area)


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Euro area

country_id: XC

value: Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - IDA total

country_id: XG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Late-demographic dividend


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Middle income

country_id: XP


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Not classified

country_id: XY


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Andorra

country_id: AD


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Bahamas, The

country_id: BS


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Bulgaria

country_id: BG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Costa Rica

country_id: CR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Faroe Islands

country_id: FO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Iraq

country_id: IQ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Korea, Rep.

country_id: KR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Kyrgyz Republic

country_id: KG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Lebanon

country_id: LB


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Nauru

country_id: NR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Netherlands

country_id: NL


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - New Caledonia

country_id: NC


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Northern Mariana Islands

country_id: MP


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Pakistan

country_id: PK


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Puerto Rico

country_id: PR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Romania

country_id: RO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Rwanda

country_id: RW


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - San Marino

country_id: SM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Slovenia

country_id: SI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Sri Lanka

country_id: LK


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - St. Martin (French part)

country_id: MF


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - St. Vincent and the Grenadines

country_id: VC


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Syrian Arab Republic

country_id: SY


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Tanzania

country_id: TZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Turkiye

country_id: TR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - United Arab Emirates

country_id: AE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Africa Western and Central

country_id: ZI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Early-demographic dividend


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - East Asia & Pacific


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - OECD members

country_id: OE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Antigua and Barbuda

country_id: AG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Bolivia

country_id: BO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Bosnia and Herzegovina

country_id: BA


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Burundi

country_id: BI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Cayman Islands

country_id: KY


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Chad

country_id: TD


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Cyprus

country_id: CY


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Finland

country_id: FI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Guinea-Bissau

country_id: GW


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Hong Kong SAR, China

country_id: HK


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Japan

country_id: JP


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

country_id: KP


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Liechtenstein

country_id: LI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Luxembourg

country_id: LU


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Mongolia

country_id: MN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Namibia


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Nepal

country_id: NP


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Paraguay

country_id: PY


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Saudi Arabia

country_id: SA


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Somalia

country_id: SO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - South Africa

country_id: ZA


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Sudan

country_id: SD


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Suriname

country_id: SR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Thailand

country_id: TH


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Turkmenistan

country_id: TM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Africa Eastern and Southern

country_id: ZH


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Caribbean small states


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Latin America & Caribbean

country_id: ZJ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Other small states


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - World


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - American Samoa

country_id: AS


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Angola

country_id: AO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Austria

country_id: AT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Burkina Faso

country_id: BF


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Chile

country_id: CL


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Djibouti

country_id: DJ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Dominican Republic

country_id: DO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Ecuador

country_id: EC


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - France

country_id: FR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Gabon

country_id: GA


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Guam

country_id: GU


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Guinea

country_id: GN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Kazakhstan

country_id: KZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Kiribati

country_id: KI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Lesotho

country_id: LS


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Lithuania

country_id: LT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Mexico

country_id: MX


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Myanmar

country_id: MM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Central Europe and the Baltics


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

country_id: XJ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: XQ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - North America

country_id: XU


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - South Asia


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Upper middle income

country_id: XT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Algeria

country_id: DZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Argentina

country_id: AR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Belarus

country_id: BY


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Benin

country_id: BJ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Cabo Verde

country_id: CV


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Channel Islands

country_id: JG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: CD


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Denmark

country_id: DK


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - El Salvador

country_id: SV


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Eritrea

country_id: ER


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Eswatini

country_id: SZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Germany

country_id: DE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Haiti

country_id: HT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Indonesia

country_id: ID


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Ireland

country_id: IE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Liberia

country_id: LR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Maldives

country_id: MV


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Papua New Guinea

country_id: PG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Russian Federation

country_id: RU


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Samoa

country_id: WS


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Sao Tome and Principe

country_id: ST


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Seychelles

country_id: SC


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Sierra Leone

country_id: SL


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Singapore

country_id: SG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Timor-Leste

country_id: TL


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - United Kingdom

country_id: GB


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Viet Nam

country_id: VN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - West Bank and Gaza

country_id: PS


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Zimbabwe

country_id: ZW


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - European Union

country_id: EU


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - IBRD only

country_id: XF


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Low income

country_id: XM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - South Asia (IDA & IBRD)


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Azerbaijan

country_id: AZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Bhutan

country_id: BT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - British Virgin Islands

country_id: VG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Cambodia

country_id: KH


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Colombia

country_id: CO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Congo, Rep.

country_id: CG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Georgia

country_id: GE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Grenada

country_id: GD


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Guatemala

country_id: GT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Guyana

country_id: GY


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Iceland

country_id: IS


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Jordan

country_id: JO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Latvia

country_id: LV


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Mali

country_id: ML


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Mauritania

country_id: MR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - New Zealand

country_id: NZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Niger

country_id: NE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Peru

country_id: PE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Qatar

country_id: QA


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Solomon Islands

country_id: SB


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - St. Kitts and Nevis

country_id: KN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Sweden

country_id: SE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Switzerland

country_id: CH


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Tunisia

country_id: TN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Uzbekistan

country_id: UZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Venezuela, RB

country_id: VE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Virgin Islands (U.S.)

country_id: VI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Yemen, Rep.

country_id: YE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

country_id: XE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - High income

country_id: XD


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Low & middle income

country_id: XO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Lower middle income

country_id: XN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Albania

country_id: AL


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Armenia

country_id: AM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Bangladesh

country_id: BD


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Barbados

country_id: BB


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Brunei Darussalam

country_id: BN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Central African Republic

country_id: CF


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Curacao

country_id: CW


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Czechia

country_id: CZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Estonia

country_id: EE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Fiji

country_id: FJ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Gambia, The

country_id: GM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Ghana

country_id: GH


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Gibraltar

country_id: GI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Greece

country_id: GR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Hungary

country_id: HU


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Italy

country_id: IT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Malawi

country_id: MW


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

country_id: FM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Nigeria

country_id: NG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - North Macedonia

country_id: MK


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Norway

country_id: NO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Palau

country_id: PW


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Philippines

country_id: PH


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Senegal

country_id: SN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - South Sudan

country_id: SS


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Togo

country_id: TG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Trinidad and Tobago

country_id: TT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Europe & Central Asia


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - IDA blend

country_id: XH


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Least developed countries: UN classification

country_id: XL


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Post-demographic dividend


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Pre-demographic dividend


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Small states


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa

country_id: ZG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: ZF


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Bermuda

country_id: BM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Botswana

country_id: BW


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Cameroon

country_id: CM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Cote d'Ivoire

country_id: CI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Croatia

country_id: HR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Equatorial Guinea

country_id: GQ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Ethiopia

country_id: ET


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - India

country_id: IN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Iran, Islamic Rep.

country_id: IR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Jamaica

country_id: JM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Kosovo

country_id: XK


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Lao PDR

country_id: LA


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Libya

country_id: LY


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Macao SAR, China

country_id: MO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Madagascar

country_id: MG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Malta

country_id: MT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Monaco

country_id: MC


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Montenegro

country_id: ME


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Mozambique

country_id: MZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Oman

country_id: OM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Poland

country_id: PL


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Portugal

country_id: PT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Serbia

country_id: RS


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Spain

country_id: ES


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - St. Lucia

country_id: LC


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Tajikistan

country_id: TJ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Turks and Caicos Islands

country_id: TC


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Tuvalu

country_id: TV


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Uganda

country_id: UG


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Vanuatu

country_id: VU


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Zambia

country_id: ZM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - IDA & IBRD total

country_id: ZT


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - IDA only

country_id: XI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Middle East & North Africa

country_id: ZQ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Pacific island small states


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Afghanistan

country_id: AF


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Aruba

country_id: AW


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Australia

country_id: AU


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Bahrain

country_id: BH


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Belgium

country_id: BE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Belize

country_id: BZ


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Brazil

country_id: BR


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Canada

country_id: CA


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - China

country_id: CN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Comoros

country_id: KM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Cuba

country_id: CU


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Dominica

country_id: DM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - French Polynesia

country_id: PF


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Greenland

country_id: GL


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Honduras

country_id: HN


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Isle of Man

country_id: IM


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Israel

country_id: IL


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Kenya

country_id: KE


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Kuwait

country_id: KW


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Malaysia

country_id: MY


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Marshall Islands

country_id: MH


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Mauritius

country_id: MU


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Moldova

country_id: MD


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Morocco

country_id: MA


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Nicaragua

country_id: NI


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Panama

country_id: PA


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

country_id: SX


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Slovak Republic

country_id: SK


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Tonga

country_id: TO


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Ukraine

country_id: UA


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - United States

country_id: US


name: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - Uruguay

country_id: UY


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Botswana

country_id: BWA

description: Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.

value: Marine protected areas (sq. km)

value: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

value: Environment: Land use


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Cape Verde

country_id: CPV

value: Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.


Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Gabon

country_id: GAB

value: Annual


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Guinea-Bissau

country_id: GNB


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Madagascar

country_id: MDG


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Malawi

country_id: MWI


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Nigeria

country_id: NGA


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

country_id: XZN


Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Togo

country_id: TGO


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Zambia

country_id: ZMB


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Cameroon

country_id: CMR


Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Chad

country_id: TCD


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Congo, Rep.

country_id: COG


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Guinea

country_id: GIN


Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Kenya

country_id: KEN


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Mauritania

country_id: MRT


Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Niger

country_id: NER


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Sao Tome and Principe

country_id: STP


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

country_id: SSA


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Swaziland

country_id: SWZ


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Algeria

country_id: DZA


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Gambia, The

country_id: GMB


Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Ghana

country_id: GHA


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Liberia

country_id: LBR


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Morocco

country_id: MAR


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - North Africa

country_id: NAF


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Senegal

country_id: SEN


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

country_id: SXZ


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Uganda

country_id: UGA


Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Benin

country_id: BEN


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Equatorial Guinea

country_id: GNQ


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Mauritius

country_id: MUS


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - South Africa

country_id: ZAF


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)

country_id: SSF


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Central African Republic

country_id: CAF


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Djibouti

country_id: DJI


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EGY


Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Mali

country_id: MLI


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Rwanda

country_id: RWA


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Seychelles

country_id: SYC


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Somalia

country_id: SOM


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - South Sudan

country_id: SSD


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Tanzania

country_id: TZA


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Comoros

country_id: COM


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: COD


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Sierra Leone

country_id: SLE


Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Sudan

country_id: SDN


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Angola

country_id: AGO


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Burundi

country_id: BDI


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Cote d'Ivoire

country_id: CIV


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Ethiopia

country_id: ETH


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Mozambique

country_id: MOZ


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Zimbabwe

country_id: ZWE


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Africa

country_id: AFR


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Burkina Faso

country_id: BFA


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Eritrea

country_id: ERI


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Lesotho

country_id: LSO


Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Libya

country_id: LBY


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Namibia

country_id: NAM


name: Marine protected areas (sq. km) - Tunisia

country_id: TUN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Africa Eastern and Southern

country_id: ZH

value:
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines a protected area as "a clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values."

Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain - and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features - that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or the entire enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.

As threats to biodiversity mount, the international community is increasingly focusing on conserving diversity. Deforestation is a major cause of loss of biodiversity, and habitat conservation is vital for stemming this loss. Conservation efforts have focused on protecting areas of high biodiversity. Increasing the proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected helps defend vulnerable plant and animal species and safeguard biodiversity.

Protected areas remain the fundamental building blocks of virtually all national and international conservation strategies, supported by governments and international institutions. They provide the core of efforts to protect the world's threatened species and are increasingly recognized as essential providers of ecosystem services and biological resources. Some sites are owned and managed by governments, others by private individuals, companies, communities and faith groups.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address concerns common to all economies. In recognition of the vulnerability of animal and plant species, SDGs include targets 14 and 15 to highlight the importance of marine and terrestorial protected areas. Increasing the proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected helps defend vulnerable plant and animal species and safeguard biodiversity.

value:
This indicator is calculated using all the nationally designated protected areas recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) whose location and extent is known. The WDPA database is stored within a Geographic Information System (GIS) that stores information about protected areas such as their name, type and date of designation, documented area, geographic location (point) and/or boundary (polygon).

Designating an area as protected does not mean that protection is in force. And for small countries that have only protected areas smaller than 1,000 hectares, the size limit in the definition leads to an underestimate of protected areas. Nationally protected areas are defined using the six IUCN management categories for areas of at least 1,000 hectares: scientific reserves and strict nature reserves with limited public access; national parks of national or international significance and not materially affected by human activity; natural monuments and natural landscapes with unique aspects; managed nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries; protected landscapes (which may include cultural landscapes); and areas managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural systems to ensure long-term protection and maintenance of biological diversity.

A GIS analysis is used to calculate terrestrial and marine protection. For this a global protected area layer is created by combining the polygons and points recorded in the WDPA. Circular buffers are created around points based on the known extent of protected areas for which no polygon is available. Annual protected area layers are created by dissolving the global protected area layer by the known year of establishment of protected areas recorded in the WDPA. The annual protected area layers are overlaid with country/territory boundaries, coastlines and buffered coastlines (delineating the territorial waters) to obtain the absolute coverage (in square kilometers) of protected areas by country/territory per year from 1990 to present. The total area of a country's/territory's terrestrial protected areas and marine protected areas in territorial waters is divided by the total area of its land areas (including inland waters) and territorial waters to obtain the relative coverage (percentage) of protected areas.

value: Marine protected areas (% of total surface area)

value: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - East Asia & Pacific

value:
The data source for this indicator is the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), the most comprehensive global dataset on marine and terrestrial protected areas available.

The extent to which the land areas, including inland waters, and territorial waters of a country/territory are protected is useful for planning purpose to protect biodiversity. However, it is neither an indication of how well managed the terrestrial and marine protected areas are, nor confirmation that protection measures are effectively enforced. Further, the indicator does not provide information on non-designated or internationally designated protected areas that may also be important for conserving biodiversity. There are known data and knowledge gaps for some countries/regions due to difficulties in reporting national protected area data to the WDPA and/or determining whether a site conforms to the IUCN definition of a protected area.

Gaps and/or time lags in reporting national protected area data to the WDPA can however result in discrepancies, which are resolved in communication with data providers. The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) compiles data on protected areas, numbers of certain species, and numbers of those species under threat from various sources. Because of differences in definitions, reporting practices, and reporting periods, cross-country comparability is limited.

Due to variations in consistency and methods of collection, data quality is highly variable across countries. Some countries update their information more frequently than others, some have more accurate data on extent of coverage, and many underreport the number or extent of protected areas.

value: Environment: Biodiversity & protected areas

value: Weighted average


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Europe & Central Asia

value: World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) where the compilation and management is carried out by United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in collaboration with governments, non-governmental organizations, academia and industry. The data is available online through the Protected Planet website (https://www.protectedplanet.net/).

value: Use and distribution of these data are subject to Protected Planet terms and conditions.


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

value: Percentage

value: Restricted use: Please contact the Protected Planet for third-party use of these data.


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - IDA total

country_id: XG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

country_id: XJ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Pre-demographic dividend


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: ZF


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Albania

country_id: AL


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Andorra

country_id: AD


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Argentina

country_id: AR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Cyprus

country_id: CY


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Czechia

country_id: CZ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Dominica

country_id: DM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Faroe Islands

country_id: FO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Fiji

country_id: FJ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Greece

country_id: GR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Greenland

country_id: GL


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Guinea-Bissau

country_id: GW


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Honduras

country_id: HN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Kiribati

country_id: KI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Korea, Rep.

country_id: KR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Mali

country_id: ML


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Mongolia

country_id: MN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Mozambique

country_id: MZ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - North Macedonia

country_id: MK


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Paraguay

country_id: PY


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Rwanda

country_id: RW


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Sao Tome and Principe

country_id: ST


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - St. Martin (French part)

country_id: MF


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Sudan

country_id: SD


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Tonga

country_id: TO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Turkiye

country_id: TR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - United Arab Emirates

country_id: AE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Virgin Islands (U.S.)

country_id: VI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Arab World


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Central Europe and the Baltics


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Euro area

country_id: XC


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - High income

country_id: XD


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Low & middle income

country_id: XO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - North America

country_id: XU


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - China

country_id: CN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Denmark

country_id: DK


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Djibouti

country_id: DJ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Ecuador

country_id: EC


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - French Polynesia

country_id: PF


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Gabon

country_id: GA


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - India

country_id: IN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Latvia

country_id: LV


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Malawi

country_id: MW


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Mexico

country_id: MX


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Morocco

country_id: MA


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Pakistan

country_id: PK


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Qatar

country_id: QA


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - San Marino

country_id: SM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Senegal

country_id: SN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Serbia

country_id: RS


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Somalia

country_id: SO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Switzerland

country_id: CH


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Turks and Caicos Islands

country_id: TC


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Viet Nam

country_id: VN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Zimbabwe

country_id: ZW


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - IDA only

country_id: XI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Least developed countries: UN classification

country_id: XL


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Middle East & North Africa

country_id: ZQ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - World


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Algeria

country_id: DZ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Angola

country_id: AO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Azerbaijan

country_id: AZ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Bolivia

country_id: BO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Bulgaria

country_id: BG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Cabo Verde

country_id: CV


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Cameroon

country_id: CM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Cayman Islands

country_id: KY


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Comoros

country_id: KM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Cote d'Ivoire

country_id: CI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Curacao

country_id: CW


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Georgia

country_id: GE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Grenada

country_id: GD


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Guatemala

country_id: GT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Guinea

country_id: GN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Iceland

country_id: IS


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Iran, Islamic Rep.

country_id: IR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Iraq

country_id: IQ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Isle of Man

country_id: IM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Japan

country_id: JP


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Jordan

country_id: JO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Kosovo

country_id: XK


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Lebanon

country_id: LB


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Monaco

country_id: MC


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Netherlands

country_id: NL


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Nicaragua

country_id: NI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Panama

country_id: PA


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

country_id: SX


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Solomon Islands

country_id: SB


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - South Africa

country_id: ZA


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Timor-Leste

country_id: TL


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Trinidad and Tobago

country_id: TT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - United Kingdom

country_id: GB


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Uruguay

country_id: UY


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - IDA & IBRD total

country_id: ZT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - IDA blend

country_id: XH


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - OECD members

country_id: OE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Sub-Saharan Africa

country_id: ZG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - American Samoa

country_id: AS


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Antigua and Barbuda

country_id: AG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Burkina Faso

country_id: BF


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Channel Islands

country_id: JG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Costa Rica

country_id: CR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - France

country_id: FR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Guyana

country_id: GY


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Haiti

country_id: HT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Hong Kong SAR, China

country_id: HK


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Hungary

country_id: HU


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Liberia

country_id: LR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Lithuania

country_id: LT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Mauritius

country_id: MU


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Myanmar

country_id: MM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - New Zealand

country_id: NZ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Norway

country_id: NO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Philippines

country_id: PH


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Puerto Rico

country_id: PR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Samoa

country_id: WS


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Seychelles

country_id: SC


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Singapore

country_id: SG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Slovak Republic

country_id: SK


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Slovenia

country_id: SI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Suriname

country_id: SR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Turkmenistan

country_id: TM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Tuvalu

country_id: TV


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Vanuatu

country_id: VU


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - West Bank and Gaza

country_id: PS


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Caribbean small states


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Post-demographic dividend


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Upper middle income

country_id: XT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Australia

country_id: AU


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Bahamas, The

country_id: BS


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Belize

country_id: BZ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Croatia

country_id: HR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Estonia

country_id: EE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Eswatini

country_id: SZ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Guam

country_id: GU


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Ireland

country_id: IE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Kenya

country_id: KE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Kyrgyz Republic

country_id: KG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Liechtenstein

country_id: LI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Macao SAR, China

country_id: MO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Moldova

country_id: MD


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Montenegro

country_id: ME


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Namibia


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Nepal

country_id: NP


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Poland

country_id: PL


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Portugal

country_id: PT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - South Sudan

country_id: SS


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - St. Lucia

country_id: LC


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - St. Vincent and the Grenadines

country_id: VC


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - United States

country_id: US


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

country_id: XE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - IBRD only

country_id: XF


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Latin America & Caribbean

country_id: ZJ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Middle income

country_id: XP


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Other small states


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Benin

country_id: BJ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Botswana

country_id: BW


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Canada

country_id: CA


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Central African Republic

country_id: CF


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Chad

country_id: TD


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: CD


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Dominican Republic

country_id: DO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Ethiopia

country_id: ET


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Indonesia

country_id: ID


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Jamaica

country_id: JM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

country_id: KP


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Lao PDR

country_id: LA


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Libya

country_id: LY


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Mauritania

country_id: MR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

country_id: FM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Niger

country_id: NE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Northern Mariana Islands

country_id: MP


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Papua New Guinea

country_id: PG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Romania

country_id: RO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Sri Lanka

country_id: LK


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Sweden

country_id: SE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Tajikistan

country_id: TJ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Thailand

country_id: TH


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Uganda

country_id: UG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Uzbekistan

country_id: UZ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Yemen, Rep.

country_id: YE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Zambia

country_id: ZM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Early-demographic dividend


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - European Union

country_id: EU


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: XQ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Small states


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - South Asia


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Afghanistan

country_id: AF


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Armenia

country_id: AM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Aruba

country_id: AW


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Austria

country_id: AT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Bermuda

country_id: BM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Bhutan

country_id: BT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Brazil

country_id: BR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - British Virgin Islands

country_id: VG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Burundi

country_id: BI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Chile

country_id: CL


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Congo, Rep.

country_id: CG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - El Salvador

country_id: SV


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Equatorial Guinea

country_id: GQ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Gambia, The

country_id: GM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Gibraltar

country_id: GI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Israel

country_id: IL


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Italy

country_id: IT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Kuwait

country_id: KW


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Lesotho

country_id: LS


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Malaysia

country_id: MY


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Maldives

country_id: MV


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Marshall Islands

country_id: MH


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Nigeria

country_id: NG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Palau

country_id: PW


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - St. Kitts and Nevis

country_id: KN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Syrian Arab Republic

country_id: SY


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Tanzania

country_id: TZ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Ukraine

country_id: UA


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Africa Western and Central

country_id: ZI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Late-demographic dividend


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Low income

country_id: XM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Lower middle income

country_id: XN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Not classified

country_id: XY


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Pacific island small states


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - South Asia (IDA & IBRD)


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Bahrain

country_id: BH


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Bangladesh

country_id: BD


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Barbados

country_id: BB


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Belarus

country_id: BY


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Belgium

country_id: BE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Bosnia and Herzegovina

country_id: BA


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Brunei Darussalam

country_id: BN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Cambodia

country_id: KH


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Colombia

country_id: CO


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Cuba

country_id: CU


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Eritrea

country_id: ER


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Finland

country_id: FI


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Germany

country_id: DE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Ghana

country_id: GH


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Kazakhstan

country_id: KZ


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Luxembourg

country_id: LU


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Madagascar

country_id: MG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Malta

country_id: MT


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Nauru

country_id: NR


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - New Caledonia

country_id: NC


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Oman

country_id: OM


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Peru

country_id: PE


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Russian Federation

country_id: RU


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Saudi Arabia

country_id: SA


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Sierra Leone

country_id: SL


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Spain

country_id: ES


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Togo

country_id: TG


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Tunisia

country_id: TN


name: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) - Venezuela, RB

country_id: VE


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

description: Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.

value:
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines a protected area as "a clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values."

Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use.

Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain - and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features - that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or the entire enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.

As threats to biodiversity mount, the international community is increasingly focusing on conserving diversity. Deforestation is a major cause of loss of biodiversity, and habitat conservation is vital for stemming this loss. Conservation efforts have focused on protecting areas of high biodiversity. Increasing the proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected helps defend vulnerable plant and animal species and safeguard biodiversity.

Protected areas remain the fundamental building blocks of virtually all national and international conservation strategies, supported by governments and international institutions. They provide the core of efforts to protect the world's threatened species and are increasingly recognized as essential providers of ecosystem services and biological resources. Some sites are owned and managed by governments, others by private individuals, companies, communities and faith groups.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address concerns common to all economies. In recognition of the vulnerability of animal and plant species, SDGs include targets 14 and 15 to highlight the importance of marine and terrestorial protected areas. Increasing the proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected helps defend vulnerable plant and animal species and safeguard biodiversity.

value:
This indicator is calculated using all the nationally designated protected areas recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) whose location and extent is known. The WDPA database is stored within a Geographic Information System (GIS) that stores information about protected areas such as their name, type and date of designation, documented area, geographic location (point) and/or boundary (polygon).

A GIS analysis is used to calculate terrestrial and marine protection. For this a global protected area layer is created by combining the polygons and points recorded in the WDPA. Circular buffers are created around points based on the known extent of protected areas for which no polygon is available. Annual protected area layers are created by dissolving the global protected area layer by the known year of establishment of protected areas recorded in the WDPA. The annual protected area layers are overlaid with country/territory boundaries, coastlines and buffered coastlines (delineating the territorial waters) to obtain the absolute coverage (in square kilometers) of protected areas by country/territory per year from 1990 to present. The total area of a country's/territory's terrestrial protected areas and marine protected areas in territorial waters is divided by the total area of its land areas (including inland waters) and territorial waters to obtain the relative coverage (percentage) of protected areas.

value: Environment: Natural capital endowment and management


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - IBRD only

country_id: XF

value: Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - IDA & IBRD total

country_id: ZT


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - IDA blend

country_id: XH


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Late-demographic dividend


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Small states


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Sub-Saharan Africa

country_id: ZG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Bermuda

country_id: BM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Bulgaria

country_id: BG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Burkina Faso

country_id: BF


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Channel Islands

country_id: JG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - China

country_id: CN


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Cuba

country_id: CU


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Fiji

country_id: FJ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Greenland

country_id: GL


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Jamaica

country_id: JM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Kazakhstan

country_id: KZ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Luxembourg

country_id: LU


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Maldives

country_id: MV


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Mexico

country_id: MX


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - North Macedonia

country_id: MK


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Oman

country_id: OM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Papua New Guinea

country_id: PG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Samoa

country_id: WS


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Serbia

country_id: RS


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Slovak Republic

country_id: SK


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Slovenia

country_id: SI


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - South Sudan

country_id: SS


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - St. Vincent and the Grenadines

country_id: VC


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Syrian Arab Republic

country_id: SY


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Thailand

country_id: TH


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Zimbabwe

country_id: ZW


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Africa Eastern and Southern

country_id: ZH


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - High income

country_id: XD


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - IDA only

country_id: XI


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

country_id: XJ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Aruba

country_id: AW


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Brazil

country_id: BR


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Cameroon

country_id: CM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Canada

country_id: CA


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Central African Republic

country_id: CF


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Colombia

country_id: CO


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Czechia

country_id: CZ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Djibouti

country_id: DJ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Ecuador

country_id: EC


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - El Salvador

country_id: SV


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Estonia

country_id: EE


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Finland

country_id: FI


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Guyana

country_id: GY


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Haiti

country_id: HT


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Mongolia

country_id: MN


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Netherlands

country_id: NL


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Pakistan

country_id: PK


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Puerto Rico

country_id: PR


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Singapore

country_id: SG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Somalia

country_id: SO


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - St. Martin (French part)

country_id: MF


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Togo

country_id: TG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Trinidad and Tobago

country_id: TT


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Tunisia

country_id: TN


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Caribbean small states


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Europe & Central Asia


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Post-demographic dividend


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Bolivia

country_id: BO


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Botswana

country_id: BW


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Brunei Darussalam

country_id: BN


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Cyprus

country_id: CY


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Dominica

country_id: DM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Equatorial Guinea

country_id: GQ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Eritrea

country_id: ER


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Faroe Islands

country_id: FO


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - France

country_id: FR


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Gambia, The

country_id: GM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Germany

country_id: DE


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Gibraltar

country_id: GI


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Grenada

country_id: GD


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

country_id: KP


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Lao PDR

country_id: LA


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Lithuania

country_id: LT


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Malta

country_id: MT


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Nauru

country_id: NR


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Saudi Arabia

country_id: SA


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Solomon Islands

country_id: SB


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Spain

country_id: ES


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - United Arab Emirates

country_id: AE


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Vanuatu

country_id: VU


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - European Union

country_id: EU


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Latin America & Caribbean

country_id: ZJ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Middle East & North Africa

country_id: ZQ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: XQ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - North America

country_id: XU


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Other small states


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Pre-demographic dividend


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Antigua and Barbuda

country_id: AG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Argentina

country_id: AR


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Armenia

country_id: AM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Azerbaijan

country_id: AZ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Belize

country_id: BZ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Cabo Verde

country_id: CV


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Cambodia

country_id: KH


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Cayman Islands

country_id: KY


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Chile

country_id: CL


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Congo, Dem. Rep.

country_id: CD


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Curacao

country_id: CW


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Ethiopia

country_id: ET


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Iceland

country_id: IS


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Iraq

country_id: IQ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Kiribati

country_id: KI


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Lebanon

country_id: LB


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Macao SAR, China

country_id: MO


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Madagascar

country_id: MG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Mauritania

country_id: MR


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Paraguay

country_id: PY


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Romania

country_id: RO


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - St. Lucia

country_id: LC


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Turks and Caicos Islands

country_id: TC


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Venezuela, RB

country_id: VE


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Arab World


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Central Europe and the Baltics


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - East Asia & Pacific


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Least developed countries: UN classification

country_id: XL


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Low & middle income

country_id: XO


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Lower middle income

country_id: XN


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Middle income

country_id: XP


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - South Asia (IDA & IBRD)


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

country_id: ZF


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Afghanistan

country_id: AF


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Benin

country_id: BJ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Congo, Rep.

country_id: CG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Cote d'Ivoire

country_id: CI


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - French Polynesia

country_id: PF


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Guam

country_id: GU


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Hong Kong SAR, China

country_id: HK


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Indonesia

country_id: ID


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Liberia

country_id: LR


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Malawi

country_id: MW


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Malaysia

country_id: MY


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Marshall Islands

country_id: MH


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Monaco

country_id: MC


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Myanmar

country_id: MM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Namibia


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Nepal

country_id: NP


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Niger

country_id: NE


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Northern Mariana Islands

country_id: MP


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - San Marino

country_id: SM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Sierra Leone

country_id: SL


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Switzerland

country_id: CH


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - United Kingdom

country_id: GB


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Zambia

country_id: ZM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Africa Western and Central

country_id: ZI


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Early-demographic dividend


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

country_id: XE


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - OECD members

country_id: OE


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Pacific island small states


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Bahamas, The

country_id: BS


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Bahrain

country_id: BH


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Belarus

country_id: BY


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Comoros

country_id: KM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Croatia

country_id: HR


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Dominican Republic

country_id: DO


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Egypt, Arab Rep.

country_id: EG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Georgia

country_id: GE


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Greece

country_id: GR


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Hungary

country_id: HU


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Ireland

country_id: IE


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Isle of Man

country_id: IM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Japan

country_id: JP


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Kuwait

country_id: KW


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Lesotho

country_id: LS


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Mauritius

country_id: MU


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Morocco

country_id: MA


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - New Caledonia

country_id: NC


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Norway

country_id: NO


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Panama

country_id: PA


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Philippines

country_id: PH


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Poland

country_id: PL


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Qatar

country_id: QA


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Rwanda

country_id: RW


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Sao Tome and Principe

country_id: ST


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Senegal

country_id: SN


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Sri Lanka

country_id: LK


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Suriname

country_id: SR


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Tanzania

country_id: TZ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Turkmenistan

country_id: TM


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - United States

country_id: US


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Uzbekistan

country_id: UZ


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Euro area

country_id: XC


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - IDA total

country_id: XG


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Not classified

country_id: XY


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - World


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Andorra

country_id: AD


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Austria

country_id: AT


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Bhutan

country_id: BT


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Bosnia and Herzegovina

country_id: BA


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Burundi

country_id: BI


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Gabon

country_id: GA


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Guatemala

country_id: GT


name: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) - Guinea

country_id: GN