Australia vs South Africa: 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 South Africa's 9.60. That makes Australia's value 129.2% higher than South Africa's.
Australia
Rank #77 of 213 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 22.00
- Year-over-year
- +0.0%
- 10-year change
- +49.7%
- Peak
- 22.00 (2024)
- Trough
- 12.90 (2013)
South Africa
Rank #155 of 213 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 9.60
- Year-over-year
- +1.1%
- 10-year change
- -14.3%
- Peak
- 14.10 (2016)
- Trough
- 7.00 (2013)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (ER.LND.PTLD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.