"Area conserved and percentage of territory conserved, selected countries, 2026",,,,,, ,,,,,, Country,Terrestrial area (thousands of square kilometres),Terrestial area conserved (thousands of square kilometres),Terrestrial area conserved (percentage),Marine area (thousands of square kilometres),Marine area conserved (thousands of square kilometres),Marine area conserved (percentage) Australia,7685,1898,24.7,7351,3381,46 Canada,9968,1384,13.9,5732,892,15.6 France,549,158,28.8,347,171,49.2 Germany,358,140,39.2,57,26,45.3 Italy,301,65,21.5,536,59,10.9 Japan,372,111,29.9,4066,561,13.8 Russian Federation,16928,1941,11.5,7682,170,2.2 Sweden,451,72,16,155,25,16.1 United Kingdom,245,70,28.6,727,340,46.8 United States,9467,1226,13,8610,1638,19 Global excluding Antarctica [A],134775,24800,18.4,362796,36333,10 ,,,,,, "Note: [A] Antarctica is not included. Terrestrial area includes both land and freshwater. Marine area includes territorial seas and exclusive economic zones. The total area conserved of a country is related to a country's total area. Only data from the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas are used to ensure consistency among countries. It also uses a different methodology than Canada's national reporting. For authoritative Canadian national reporting, see Canada's conserved areas (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/conserved-areas.html) indicator.",,,,,, Source: United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature (2026) World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (https://www.protectedplanet.net/en). June 2026 release.,,,,,, Available on the Environmental indicators website (www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators).,,,,,,