Iran vs Samoa: Share of land area that is protected

Iran

7.8%

in 2025

Samoa

7.9%

in 2025

Iran rank

168th

Samoa rank

166th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Iran
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Iran, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Iran ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 166th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Iran
Share of land area that is protected in Samoa
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.