Malawi vs Portugal: Share of land area that is protected

Malawi

23.1%

in 2025

Portugal

23.0%

in 2025

Malawi rank

63rd

Portugal rank

64th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Malawi
Portugal

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 23.1% against 23.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Malawi ranks 63rd and Portugal ranks 64th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Malawi
Share of land area that is protected in Portugal
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.