Palau vs Sri Lanka: Share of land area that is protected

Palau

31.4%

in 2025

Sri Lanka

30.8%

in 2025

Palau rank

32nd

Sri Lanka rank

35th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Palau
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Palau currently reports 31.4% against 30.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Palau ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Palau
Share of land area that is protected in Sri Lanka
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.