Belarus vs Rwanda: Share of land area that is protected

Belarus

9.2%

in 2025

Rwanda

9.1%

in 2025

Belarus rank

158th

Rwanda rank

159th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Belarus
Rwanda

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 9.2% against 9.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Belarus ranks 158th and Rwanda ranks 159th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Belarus
Share of land area that is protected in Rwanda
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.