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Papua New Guinea / Land and air / Protected areas

Protected areas in Papua New Guinea

% of territory · 2025 · from World Bank World Development Indicators

0.7% of territoryin 2025

Compare Papua New Guinea with other countries · Which countries have this data, and for which years

Protected areas, Papua New Guinea and the worldPapua New Guinea was at 0.7% of territory in 2025, below the world's 17.0% of territory; in 2013 it was 0.7% of territory.
0.05.010.015.020.02014201620182020202220242025: 0.7% of territory
Indicator: Protected areas, % of territory, yearly; WDI ER.PTD.TOTL.ZSSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Show the numbers (13 rows)
YearPapua New GuineaWorld
20250.7%17.0%
20240.7%15.3%
20230.7%14.9%
20220.7%14.9%
20210.7%14.7%
20200.7%14.8%
20190.7%14.5%
20180.7%14.1%
20170.7%13.5%
20160.7%13.2%
20150.7%12.1%
20140.7%11.9%
20130.7%11.1%
Where Papua New Guinea sits among countries, 2025Papua New Guinea's 0.7% of territory is higher than 30 of the other 212 countries with a 2025 figure; the world as a whole was at 17.0% of territory.
World 17.0% of territoryPapua New Guinea 0.7% of territory0.0% of territory99.5% of territorylinear scale

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Every country, 2025 (213)
  1. Monaco 99.5% of territory
  2. Palau 98.0% of territory
  3. New Caledonia 96.0% of territory
  4. St. Martin 92.3% of territory
  5. French Polynesia 87.3% of territory
  6. Bhutan 51.6% of territory
  7. Liechtenstein 44.8% of territory
  8. United Kingdom 42.1% of territory
  9. Hong Kong SAR China 42.0% of territory
  10. Zambia 41.3% of territory
  11. Slovenia 40.1% of territory
  12. Germany 40.0% of territory
  13. Luxembourg 39.1% of territory
  14. Venezuela 39.0% of territory
  15. Armenia 38.9% of territory
  16. Poland 38.1% of territory
  17. Chile 37.9% of territory
  18. Slovakia 37.5% of territory
  19. France 36.7% of territory
  20. Bulgaria 35.6% of territory
  21. Congo - Brazzaville 34.2% of territory
  22. Australia 33.5% of territory
  23. Seychelles 32.6% of territory
  24. Northern Mariana Islands 32.4% of territory
  25. Tanzania 32.3% of territory
  26. Cambodia 31.8% of territory
  27. Bolivia 30.9% of territory
  28. New Zealand 30.6% of territory
  29. Netherlands 29.8% of territory
  30. Guinea 29.6% of territory
  31. Austria 29.6% of territory
  32. Brazil 29.4% of territory
  33. North Macedonia 29.0% of territory
  34. Benin 28.8% of territory
  35. Zimbabwe 28.3% of territory
  36. Costa Rica 28.2% of territory
  37. Botswana 27.6% of territory
  38. Andorra 27.3% of territory
  39. Panama 27.2% of territory
  40. Belize 26.8% of territory
  41. Colombia 26.5% of territory
  42. Namibia 24.4% of territory
  43. Gabon 24.4% of territory
  44. Romania 24.3% of territory
  45. Croatia 24.1% of territory
  46. Denmark 23.8% of territory
  47. Nepal 23.6% of territory
  48. Lesotho 23.4% of territory
  49. Malawi 23.1% of territory
  50. Tajikistan 22.6% of territory
  51. Greenland 22.6% of territory
  52. Hungary 22.3% of territory
  53. Togo 22.1% of territory
  54. Spain 22.1% of territory
  55. Czechia 21.9% of territory
  56. Chad 21.0% of territory
  57. Niger 21.0% of territory
  58. Oman 20.8% of territory
  59. Bahrain 20.6% of territory
  60. Estonia 20.5% of territory
  61. Ecuador 20.2% of territory
  62. Mexico 19.9% of territory
  63. Mongolia 19.8% of territory
  64. Laos 18.8% of territory
  65. Belgium 18.6% of territory
  66. Lithuania 18.4% of territory
  67. Latvia 18.1% of territory
  68. Mozambique 18.0% of territory
  69. Albania 18.0% of territory
  70. Ukraine 17.9% of territory
  71. Georgia 17.4% of territory
  72. Portugal 17.2% of territory
  73. Saudi Arabia 17.0% of territory
  74. Ethiopia 17.0% of territory
  75. Burkina Faso 16.8% of territory
  76. Senegal 16.6% of territory
  77. Peru 16.5% of territory
  78. Montenegro 16.3% of territory
  79. Uganda 16.1% of territory
  80. United Arab Emirates 16.1% of territory
  81. Sweden 15.9% of territory
  82. United States 15.8% of territory
  83. South Sudan 15.4% of territory
  84. Dominican Republic 15.3% of territory
  85. Pakistan 15.2% of territory
  86. Japan 15.1% of territory
  87. Paraguay 14.9% of territory
  88. Congo - Kinshasa 14.9% of territory
  89. Côte d’Ivoire 14.9% of territory
  90. Italy 14.8% of territory
  91. Central African Republic 14.8% of territory
  92. China 14.7% of territory
  93. Gibraltar 14.4% of territory
  94. Uzbekistan 14.1% of territory
  95. Serbia 14.0% of territory
  96. Finland 13.5% of territory
  97. Thailand 13.4% of territory
  98. Guinea-Bissau 13.2% of territory
  99. South Africa 12.9% of territory
  100. Switzerland 12.5% of territory
  101. Israel 12.2% of territory
  102. Azerbaijan 12.0% of territory
  103. Kiribati 11.9% of territory
  104. Kenya 11.8% of territory
  105. Kazakhstan 11.8% of territory
  106. Nigeria 11.6% of territory
  107. Egypt 11.6% of territory
  108. Canada 11.6% of territory
  109. Moldova 11.5% of territory
  110. Kuwait 11.5% of territory
  111. Greece 11.2% of territory
  112. Honduras 11.1% of territory
  113. Cyprus 11.1% of territory
  114. Cameroon 11.0% of territory
  115. Guatemala 10.2% of territory
  116. Nicaragua 10.1% of territory
  117. Palestinian Territories 10.0% of territory
  118. Argentina 9.7% of territory
  119. Bosnia & Herzegovina 9.5% of territory
  120. Belarus 9.2% of territory
  121. Rwanda 9.1% of territory
  122. American Samoa 8.7% of territory
  123. Suriname 8.6% of territory
  124. Russia 8.6% of territory
  125. Malaysia 8.4% of territory
  126. Bahamas 8.3% of territory
  127. Malta 8.0% of territory
  128. Ghana 7.9% of territory
  129. Angola 7.7% of territory
  130. Burundi 7.6% of territory
  131. Mali 7.5% of territory
  132. Brunei 7.5% of territory
  133. Iran 7.0% of territory
  134. Cuba 6.9% of territory
  135. Kyrgyzstan 6.8% of territory
  136. South Korea 5.9% of territory
  137. Bangladesh 5.9% of territory
  138. Qatar 5.8% of territory
  139. Türkiye 5.7% of territory
  140. Norway 5.4% of territory
  141. Jordan 5.4% of territory
  142. Tunisia 5.2% of territory
  143. Indonesia 5.2% of territory
  144. Sierra Leone 5.1% of territory
  145. Madagascar 5.1% of territory
  146. Guyana 5.1% of territory
  147. St. Kitts & Nevis 4.8% of territory
  148. Timor-Leste 4.7% of territory
  149. Sint Maarten 4.7% of territory
  150. Lebanon 4.7% of territory
  151. Isle of Man 4.6% of territory
  152. India 4.5% of territory
  153. Algeria 4.4% of territory
  154. Turkmenistan 4.3% of territory
  155. Eswatini 4.2% of territory
  156. Myanmar (Burma) 4.1% of territory
  157. Ireland 4.0% of territory
  158. Sri Lanka 3.7% of territory
  159. Philippines 3.6% of territory
  160. Afghanistan 3.6% of territory
  161. Sudan 3.3% of territory
  162. Haiti 3.0% of territory
  163. Vietnam 2.9% of territory
  164. Iceland 2.9% of territory
  165. Gambia 2.9% of territory
  166. Uruguay 2.4% of territory
  167. Puerto Rico 2.3% of territory
  168. El Salvador 2.1% of territory
  169. Singapore 2.1% of territory
  170. Trinidad & Tobago 2.0% of territory
  171. Equatorial Guinea 1.8% of territory
  172. Jamaica 1.6% of territory
  173. Iraq 1.5% of territory
  174. Morocco 1.4% of territory
  175. North Korea 1.3% of territory
  176. Liberia 1.2% of territory
  177. Djibouti 1.2% of territory
  178. Mauritania 1.0% of territory
  179. St. Lucia 1.0% of territory
  180. Fiji 1.0% of territory
  181. U.S. Virgin Islands 0.9% of territory
  182. Antigua & Barbuda 0.8% of territory
  183. Yemen 0.7% of territory
  184. Syria 0.7% of territory
  185. Papua New Guinea 0.7% of territory
  186. Comoros 0.7% of territory
  187. Dominica 0.6% of territory
  188. Aruba 0.6% of territory
  189. St. Vincent & Grenadines 0.5% of territory
  190. Turks & Caicos Islands 0.5% of territory
  191. Samoa 0.3% of territory
  192. Marshall Islands 0.3% of territory
  193. Curaçao 0.3% of territory
  194. São Tomé & Príncipe 0.2% of territory
  195. Solomon Islands 0.2% of territory
  196. Libya 0.2% of territory
  197. Grenada 0.2% of territory
  198. Cape Verde 0.2% of territory
  199. Vanuatu 0.1% of territory
  200. Tonga 0.1% of territory
  201. Maldives 0.1% of territory
  202. Cayman Islands 0.1% of territory
  203. Barbados 0.1% of territory
  204. British Virgin Islands 0.0% of territory
  205. Tuvalu 0.0% of territory
  206. Somalia 0.0% of territory
  207. Nauru 0.0% of territory
  208. Mauritius 0.0% of territory
  209. Guam 0.0% of territory
  210. Micronesia 0.0% of territory
  211. Faroe Islands 0.0% of territory
  212. Eritrea 0.0% of territory
  213. Bermuda 0.0% of territory
Indicator: Protected areas, % of territory, 2025; WDI ER.PTD.TOTL.ZSSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

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