Belgium vs Curacao: Share of land area that is protected

Belgium

16.4%

in 2025

Curacao

16.5%

in 2025

Belgium rank

112th

Curacao rank

110th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Belgium
Curacao

How they compare

Curacao currently reports 16.5% against 16.4% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Belgium ranks 112th and Curacao ranks 110th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Belgium
Share of land area that is protected in Curacao
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.