Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: Share of land area that is protected

Papua New Guinea

3.7%

in 2025

Uruguay

3.1%

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

191st

Uruguay rank

193rd

Share of land area that is protected over time

Papua New Guinea
Uruguay

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.7% against 3.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 191st and Uruguay ranks 193rd of 213 countries.

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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.