Cambodia vs Tanzania: Share of land area that is protected

Cambodia

39.8%

in 2025

Tanzania

39.9%

in 2025

Cambodia rank

16th

Tanzania rank

13th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Cambodia
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 39.9% against 39.8% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Cambodia ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Cambodia
Share of land area that is protected in Tanzania
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.