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Australia vs New Zealand: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Australia's Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 22.00, compared to New Zealand's 33.40. That makes Australia's value 34.1% lower than New Zealand's.

Australia

Rank #77 of 213 globally

Australia trend
Latest (2025)
22.00
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+49.7%
Peak
22.00 (2024)
Trough
12.90 (2013)

New Zealand

Rank #30 of 213 globally

New Zealand trend
Latest (2025)
33.40
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+2.8%
Peak
33.40 (2020)
Trough
27.30 (2013)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (ER.LND.PTLD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.