Belize vs Congo: Share of land area that is protected

Belize

37.3%

in 2025

Congo

36.6%

in 2025

Belize rank

24th

Congo rank

25th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Belize
Congo

How they compare

Belize currently reports 37.3% against 36.6% in Congo, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Belize ranks 24th and Congo ranks 25th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Belize
Share of land area that is protected in Congo
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.