| Plant species (higher), total known - Protected areas - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2004) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  South Africa | 23,420 |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,007 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 10,008 |
| 4 | Madagascar | 9,505 |
| 5 | Cameroon | 8,260 |
| 6 | Gabon | 6,651 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 6,603 |
| 8 | Kenya | 6,506 |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 6,000 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 5,692 |
| 11 | Angola | 5,185 |
| 12 | Uganda | 4,900 |
| 13 | Zambia | 4,747 |
| 14 | Nigeria | 4,715 |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 4,440 |
| 16 | Malawi | 3,765 |
| 17 | Ghana | 3,725 |
| 18 | Morocco | 3,675 |
| 19 | Ivory Coast | 3,660 |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 3,602 |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,250 |
| 22 | Namibia | 3,174 |
| 23 | Algeria | 3,164 |
| 24 | Sudan | 3,137 |
| 25 | Togo | 3,085 |
| 26 | Somalia | 3,028 |
| 27 | Guinea | 3,000 |
| 28 | Swaziland | 2,715 |
| 29 | Burundi | 2,500 |
| 30 | Benin | 2,500 |
| 31 | Rwanda | 2,288 |
| 32 | Liberia | 2,200 |
| 33 | Tunisia | 2,196 |
| 34 | Botswana | 2,151 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 2,090 |
| 36 | Senegal | 2,086 |
| 37 | Egypt | 2,076 |
| 38 | Libya | 1,825 |
| 39 | Mali | 1,741 |
| 40 | Chad | 1,600 |
| 41 | Lesotho | 1,591 |
| 42 | Niger | 1,460 |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 1,100 |
| 44 | Mauritania | 1,100 |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,000 |
| 46 | Gambia | 974 |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 895 |
| 48 | Djibouti | 826 |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 774 |
| 50 | Mauritius | 750 |
| 51 | Comoros | 721 |
| 52 | Seychelles | 250 |
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