Armenia vs Cyprus: Share of land area that is protected

Armenia

38.9%

in 2025

Cyprus

38.6%

in 2025

Armenia rank

20th

Cyprus rank

21st

Share of land area that is protected over time

Armenia
Cyprus

How they compare

Armenia currently reports 38.9% against 38.6% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 20th and Cyprus ranks 21st of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Armenia
Share of land area that is protected in Cyprus
Full country ranking

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.