Benin vs Greece: Share of land area that is protected

Benin

36.1%

in 2025

Greece

35.0%

in 2025

Benin rank

26th

Greece rank

27th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Benin
Greece

How they compare

Benin currently reports 36.1% against 35.0% in Greece, a difference of 1.1%.

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

Benin ranks 26th and Greece ranks 27th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Benin
Share of land area that is protected in Greece
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.