Aruba vs Gibraltar: Share of land area that is protected

Aruba

26.9%

in 2025

Gibraltar

27.0%

in 2025

Aruba rank

54th

Gibraltar rank

53rd

Share of land area that is protected over time

Aruba
Gibraltar

How they compare

Gibraltar currently reports 27.0% against 26.9% in Aruba, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Aruba ranks 54th and Gibraltar ranks 53rd of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Aruba
Share of land area that is protected in Gibraltar
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.