Chad vs Iceland: Share of land area that is protected

Chad

21.0%

in 2025

Iceland

20.9%

in 2025

Chad rank

84th

Iceland rank

86th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Chad
Iceland

How they compare

Chad currently reports 21.0% against 20.9% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Chad ranks 84th and Iceland ranks 86th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Chad
Share of land area that is protected in Iceland
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.