Australia vs Montenegro: Share of land area that is protected

Australia
22.0%
in 2025
Montenegro
22.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
77th
Montenegro rank
74th

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Australia
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 22.2% against 22.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Australia ranks 77th and Montenegro ranks 74th 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

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.