Australia vs Estonia: Share of land area that is protected

Australia

22.0%

in 2025

Estonia

21.6%

in 2025

Australia rank

77th

Estonia rank

79th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Australia
Estonia

How they compare

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

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

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

Individual pages

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