Japan vs Malta: Share of land area that is protected

Japan

29.7%

in 2025

Malta

29.0%

in 2025

Japan rank

38th

Malta rank

41st

Share of land area that is protected over time

Japan
Malta

How they compare

Japan currently reports 29.7% against 29.0% in Malta, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Japan ranks 38th and Malta ranks 41st of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Japan
Share of land area that is protected in Malta
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.