Canada vs Lebanon: Share of land area that is protected

Canada

12.9%

in 2025

Lebanon

13.0%

in 2025

Canada rank

141st

Lebanon rank

140th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Canada
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 13.0% against 12.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Canada ranks 141st and Lebanon ranks 140th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Canada
Share of land area that is protected in Lebanon
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.