9.4%
of land area
7.6%
of global population
5.2%
of food calories
7.9%
of key biodiversity areas
4.4%
of protected areas
0.7%
of carbon storage
The Middle East and Northern Africa
The Near East has the fourth largest percentage of the global population and the third smallest percentage of global land area compared to the other regions. This region has the smallest percentage of protected area and vegetated carbon storage. The Near East ranks fifth out of the eight regions for both key biodiversity area and caloric food production.