Australia vs United States: 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 United States's 12.90. That makes Australia's value 70.5% higher than United States'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)
United States
Rank #142 of 213 globally
- Latest (2025)
- 12.90
- Year-over-year
- +0.0%
- 10-year change
- -1.5%
- Peak
- 13.60 (2013)
- Trough
- 11.80 (2020)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (ER.LND.PTLD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.