Marine protected areas, (% of surface area) - Protected areas - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Source: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
Marine protected areas, (% of surface area) - Protected areas - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2004)

Rank

Country

Value

1Seychelles90
2Comoros18.12
3Namibia8.98
4Egypt7.66
5Equatorial Guinea4.67
6Mauritius4.41
7Mozambique2.80
8Angola2.33
9Gambia1.95
10Mauritania1.46
11Cameroon0.82
12Kenya0.53
13Somalia0.52
14Liberia0.50
15Senegal0.43
16Gabon0.37
17South Africa0.28
18Tanzania0.24
19Morocco0.11
20Tunisia0.11
21Ivory Coast0.10
22Algeria0.04
23Libya0.03
24Madagascar0.03
25Sudan0.01
26Djibouti0
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