Guatemala vs Iceland: Share of land area that is protected

Guatemala

20.1%

in 2025

Iceland

20.9%

in 2025

Guatemala rank

89th

Iceland rank

86th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Guatemala
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20.9% against 20.1% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Guatemala ranks 89th and Iceland ranks 86th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Guatemala
Share of land area that is protected in Iceland
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.