Greenland vs Namibia: Share of land area that is protected

Greenland
41.9%
in 2025
Namibia
39.9%
in 2025
Greenland rank
10th
Namibia rank
13th

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Greenland
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 41.9% against 39.9% in Namibia, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Greenland ranks 10th and Namibia ranks 13th 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.