Benin vs Comoros: Share of land area that is protected

Benin
36.1%
in 2025
Comoros
33.7%
in 2025
Benin rank
26th
Comoros rank
29th

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Benin
  • Comoros
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 36.1% against 33.7% in Comoros, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.

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

Benin ranks 26th and Comoros ranks 29th 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.