Namibia vs Zambia: Share of land area that is protected

Namibia

39.9%

in 2025

Zambia

41.3%

in 2025

Namibia rank

13th

Zambia rank

11th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Namibia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 41.3% against 39.9% in Namibia, a difference of 1.4%.

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

Namibia ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 11th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Namibia
Share of land area that is protected in Zambia
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.