Nationally protected areas (% of total area) - MDGs - Millenium Development Goals - African Development Indicators



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Nationally protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, and protected landscapes. Marine areas, unclassified areas, and litoral (intertidal) areas are not included. The data also do not include sites protected under local or provincial law. Source: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
Nationally protected areas (% of total area) - MDGs - Millenium Development Goals - African Development Indicators (2006)

Rank

Country

Value

1Zambia40.43
2Tanzania38.69
3Uganda31.91
4Botswana30.78
5Benin23.58
6Malawi19.54
7Ethiopia18.62
8Equatorial Guinea16.22
9Ghana15.93
10Liberia15.81
11Central African Republic15.19
12Zimbabwe14.80
13Republic of the Congo14.27
14Burkina Faso13.97
15Gabon13.54
16Ivory Coast12.23
17Kenya12.14
18Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria11.81
19Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa11.57
20Sub-Saharan Africa11.27
21Senegal11.20
22Togo11.09
23Guinea-Bissau10.16
24Angola10.06
25Africa9.62
26Chad9.13
27Democratic Republic of the Congo8.65
28Cameroon8.58
29Seychelles8.26
30Rwanda8.14
31Niger6.64
32Nigeria6.21
33Guinea6.10
34South Africa6.07
35Burundi6.03
36Mozambique5.76
37Egypt5.34
38Namibia5.20
39Algeria4.99
40Eritrea4.96
41Sudan4.80
42Sierra Leone4.08
43Mauritius3.35
44North Africa3.14
45Swaziland3.13
46Madagascar2.62
47Mali2.13
48Tunisia1.51
49Morocco1.05
50Somalia0.30
51Lesotho0.22
52Libya0.07
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