Marine protected areas (sq. km) - 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 (sq. km) - Protected areas - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2004) |
Rank | Country | Value |
1 | Africa | 240,864 |
2 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 162,039 |
3 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 158,650 |
4 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | 158,650 |
5 | North Africa | 78,825 |
6 | Egypt | 76,729 |
7 | Namibia | 74,018 |
8 | Angola | 29,102 |
9 | Mozambique | 22,450 |
10 | Mauritania | 14,960 |
11 | Cameroon | 3,888 |
12 | South Africa | 3,389 |
13 | Somalia | 3,340 |
14 | Kenya | 3,052 |
15 | Tanzania | 2,273 |
16 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,310 |
17 | Gabon | 980 |
18 | Algeria | 929 |
19 | Senegal | 852 |
20 | Liberia | 554 |
21 | Libya | 510 |
22 | Morocco | 480 |
23 | Seychelles | 414 |
24 | Comoros | 404 |
25 | Ivory Coast | 325 |
26 | Sudan | 260 |
27 | Gambia | 220 |
28 | Tunisia | 177 |
29 | Madagascar | 158 |
30 | Mauritius | 90 |
31 | Djibouti | 0 |
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