Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 |
| Comoros | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.7 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 31.7 |
| Togo | 27.8 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.1 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 26.2 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 22.8 |
| Chad | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 |
| Timor-Leste | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.1 |
| South Sudan | 20.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.4 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Central African Republic | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 14.8 |
| Sierra Leone | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| Haiti | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Burundi | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Liberia | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Afghanistan | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Solomon Islands | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Yemen, Rep. | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Somalia | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |