Algeria vs Jordan: Share of land area that is protected

Algeria

4.7%

in 2025

Jordan

5.4%

in 2025

Algeria rank

182nd

Jordan rank

179th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Algeria
Jordan

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 5.4% against 4.7% in Algeria, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 182nd and Jordan ranks 179th 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: 07 August 2026

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.