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Environment, energy & climate

Japan · Protected land areas

Share of land area covered by protected areas (national parks, reserves…), from the World Database on Protected Areas.
15.1%
2025
±0.0 ptsvs 2024
min 1.9 2013max 15.2 2021
%
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Source: World Bank, World Database on Protected Areas (via the WDI)· Data 2025
Share of land areaUpd. 10/2026

9th highest of 19 countries · 15.1 % · World Bank 2025 — Rank on the harmonised series (World Bank), the same for every country: its value may differ from the national figure shown above.

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