Jamaica vs Tuvalu: Share of land area that is protected

Jamaica

19.9%

in 2025

Tuvalu

20.2%

in 2025

Jamaica rank

90th

Tuvalu rank

88th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Jamaica
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 20.2% against 19.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Jamaica ranks 90th and Tuvalu ranks 88th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Jamaica
Share of land area that is protected in Tuvalu
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.