Seychelles vs Venezuela: Share of land area that is protected

Seychelles
68.1%
in 2025
Venezuela
56.8%
in 2025
Seychelles rank
1st
Venezuela rank
3rd

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Seychelles
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 68.1% against 56.8% in Venezuela, a difference of 11.3%.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times Venezuela's.

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

Seychelles ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 3rd 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

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.