Bolivia vs Brazil: Share of land area that is protected

Bolivia

30.9%

in 2025

Brazil

30.6%

in 2025

Bolivia rank

34th

Brazil rank

36th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Bolivia
Brazil

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 30.9% against 30.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Bolivia ranks 34th and Brazil ranks 36th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Bolivia
Share of land area that is protected in Brazil
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.