Iran vs Vietnam: Share of land area that is protected

Iran

7.8%

in 2025

Vietnam

7.6%

in 2025

Iran rank

168th

Vietnam rank

171st

Share of land area that is protected over time

Iran
Vietnam

How they compare

Iran currently reports 7.8% against 7.6% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 168th and Vietnam ranks 171st of 213 countries.

Individual pages

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