Iceland vs Niger: Share of land area that is protected

Iceland

20.9%

in 2025

Niger

21.0%

in 2025

Iceland rank

86th

Niger rank

84th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Iceland
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 21.0% against 20.9% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Iceland ranks 86th and Niger ranks 84th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

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