Equatorial Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Share of land area that is protected

Equatorial Guinea
19.0%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
18.5%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
94th
Saudi Arabia rank
97th

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 19.0% against 18.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 94th and Saudi Arabia ranks 97th of 213 countries.

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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

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.