Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Share of land area that is protected

Fiji
3.9%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3.7%
in 2025
Fiji rank
190th
Papua New Guinea rank
191st

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 3.9% against 3.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Fiji has been ahead every year.

Fiji ranks 190th and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st 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
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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.