Ethiopia vs Kuwait: Share of land area that is protected

Ethiopia

17.0%

in 2025

Kuwait

17.1%

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

107th

Kuwait rank

105th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Ethiopia
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 17.1% against 17.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Ethiopia ranks 107th and Kuwait ranks 105th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Ethiopia
Share of land area that is protected in Kuwait
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.