Australia vs Chile: Share of land area that is protected

Australia

22.0%

in 2025

Chile

21.6%

in 2025

Australia rank

77th

Chile rank

79th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Australia
Chile

How they compare

Australia currently reports 22.0% against 21.6% in Chile, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Chile ahead.

Australia ranks 77th and Chile ranks 79th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Australia
Share of land area that is protected in Chile
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.