Afghanistan vs Maldives: Share of land area that is protected

Afghanistan
3.6%
in 2025
Maldives
3.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
192nd
Maldives rank
194th

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.6% against 3.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Maldives ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 192nd and Maldives ranks 194th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land area that is protected
Unit
% of total land area
Source
Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 2,746 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed

Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.