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

1Africa240,864
2Sub-Saharan Africa162,039
3Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa158,650
4Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria158,650
5North Africa78,825
6Egypt76,729
7Namibia74,018
8Angola29,102
9Mozambique22,450
10Mauritania14,960
11Cameroon3,888
12South Africa3,389
13Somalia3,340
14Kenya3,052
15Tanzania2,273
16Equatorial Guinea1,310
17Gabon980
18Algeria929
19Senegal852
20Liberia554
21Libya510
22Morocco480
23Seychelles414
24Comoros404
25Ivory Coast325
26Sudan260
27Gambia220
28Tunisia177
29Madagascar158
30Mauritius90
31Djibouti0
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