Faroe Islands vs Sudan: Share of land area that is protected

Faroe Islands
2.4%
in 2025
Sudan
2.8%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
197th
Sudan rank
195th

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 2.8% against 2.4% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 197th and Sudan ranks 195th 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.