United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.

Terrestrial and marine protected areas as a share of total territorial area (%)

201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Zambia38.038.038.038.037.937.941.341.341.341.341.341.3
Congo, Rep.33.033.633.636.736.736.836.833.333.333.333.333.3
Seychelles0.00.10.10.10.10.115.732.832.832.832.832.6
Tanzania26.026.026.030.830.931.031.031.031.031.232.432.3
Botswana29.129.129.129.129.129.129.129.129.129.129.129.1
Zimbabwe28.126.726.727.227.227.227.227.227.227.228.328.3
Guinea21.421.421.421.424.824.824.824.926.126.126.126.2
Gabon12.012.112.112.125.125.125.125.125.125.125.124.5
Namibia26.923.223.223.223.323.223.223.223.223.224.524.4
Benin23.523.522.923.523.523.523.523.523.523.523.523.5
Lesotho0.20.30.30.30.30.30.30.50.50.521.323.4
Malawi16.916.916.916.917.422.922.922.922.922.922.923.1
Togo21.921.821.821.821.821.821.822.122.122.122.122.3
Chad18.618.618.620.420.420.420.421.021.021.021.021.0
Niger16.717.317.317.317.317.317.318.218.218.218.218.2
Mozambique10.510.912.113.413.513.413.418.018.018.018.018.0
Ethiopia18.518.518.518.518.517.617.616.117.017.017.017.0
Burkina Faso15.815.815.815.114.914.914.916.416.416.416.416.5
Uganda16.116.116.116.116.116.116.116.116.116.116.116.1
Senegal14.514.514.514.514.514.614.614.615.515.515.515.6
South Sudan20.015.515.515.515.515.515.515.515.515.515.515.4
Cote d'Ivoire14.914.914.914.914.914.914.914.914.914.914.914.9
Congo, Dem. Rep.12.812.612.612.613.713.813.813.813.813.813.814.9
Central African Republic18.118.118.118.118.118.118.118.118.118.118.114.8
Guinea-Bissau10.310.311.511.611.611.611.613.213.213.413.413.2
South Africa9.810.611.713.013.010.311.812.412.512.712.712.8
Kenya12.110.310.310.510.510.510.510.510.510.310.311.8
Nigeria11.611.611.611.611.611.611.611.611.611.611.611.6
Egypt, Arab Rep.11.511.611.611.611.511.611.611.611.611.611.611.5
Cameroon10.810.810.610.410.410.410.910.911.011.011.011.0
Rwanda10.79.68.89.19.19.19.19.19.19.19.19.1
Angola8.95.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.07.77.7
Ghana7.87.87.87.87.87.87.87.77.77.77.77.7
Burundi5.07.07.07.67.67.67.67.67.67.67.67.6
Mali9.18.38.38.28.28.28.27.57.57.57.57.5
Tunisia3.73.73.75.25.25.25.25.25.25.25.25.2
Madagascar1.91.91.92.02.42.32.33.13.13.13.15.1
Sierra Leone3.33.33.33.33.33.33.33.35.15.15.15.1
Algeria7.17.17.17.17.17.17.14.44.44.44.44.4
Eswatini3.04.04.04.14.14.24.34.34.34.34.34.2
Gambia, The1.41.41.41.41.41.41.42.92.92.92.92.9
Sudan2.61.91.92.82.82.82.82.82.82.82.82.8
Equatorial Guinea2.12.12.11.81.81.81.81.81.81.81.81.8
Morocco1.759.718.518.518.518.418.42.81.61.61.61.4
Djibouti0.11.21.21.21.31.21.21.21.21.21.21.2
Liberia0.80.80.80.81.21.21.21.21.21.21.21.2
Mauritania1.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.0
Comoros0.30.10.10.10.10.10.10.70.70.70.70.7
Libya0.10.30.30.30.30.30.30.20.20.20.20.2
Cabo Verde0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.2
Sao Tome and Principe0.00.00.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.2
Eritrea3.03.03.03.03.03.03.03.00.00.00.00.0
Mauritius0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Somalia0.80.00.00.00.00.00.0