15.3%
of land area
4.9%
of global population
8.1%
of food calories
6.4%
of key biodiversity areas
16.3%
of protected areas
12.7%
of carbon storage
Canada, United States and Greenland
North America has the second smallest percentage of global population but occupies the fourth largest percentage of global land area. It has the third largest percentage of protected area and the third smallest percentage of key biodiversity area compared to the other regions globally. North America ranks fourth out of the eight regions for contribution to global food calories and fifth for vegetation carbon storage.