Qatar vs Sweden: Share of land area that is protected

Qatar

15.6%

in 2025

Sweden

15.8%

in 2025

Qatar rank

120th

Sweden rank

119th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Qatar
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 15.8% against 15.6% in Qatar, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sweden ahead.

Qatar ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 119th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Qatar
Share of land area that is protected in Sweden
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.