Science Fact Finder | The Environment - How Much Of The Earth Is Protected As National Parks And Similar Sites?

How much of the Earth is protected as national parks and similar sites?

Below is a table of protected areas by country for the year 1990.

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Country	Percent of total land area
Venezuela	22.2
Bhutan	19.8
Chile	18.2
Botswana	17.4
Panama	16.9
Czechoslovakia	15.4
Namibia	12.7
United States	10.5
Indonesia	9.3
Australia	5.9
Canada	5.0
Mexico	4.8
Brazil	2.4
Madagascar	1.8
Former Soviet Union

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