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Protected in Zambia

Land Use
Area 41.26 % in 2022 WB
Land Use Land Use Type
Land Area 41.26 % in 2022 WB
Africa Area (% in 2022)

Zambia is the top country by protected area among 54 countries. As of 2022, protected area in Zambia was 41.26 %. The top 5 countries also includes Congo, Seychelles, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Botswana.

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Zambia 41.26 WB
Congo 33.28 WB
Seychelles 32.83 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 31.16 WB
Botswana 29.14 WB
Zimbabwe 27.21 WB
Guinea 26.13 WB
Gabon 25.13 WB
Benin 23.49 WB
Namibia 23.25 WB
Malawi 22.88 WB
Togo 22.07 WB
Chad 20.97 WB
Niger 18.2 WB
Central African Republic 18.06 WB
Mozambique 17.98 WB
Ethiopia 17.01 WB
Burkina Faso 16.43 WB
Uganda 16.06 WB
South Sudan 15.5 WB
Senegal 15.48 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 14.94 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 13.78 WB
Guinea Bissau 13.37 WB
South Africa 12.74 WB
Nigeria 11.61 WB
Egypt 11.55 WB
Cameroon 10.98 WB
Kenya 10.35 WB
Rwanda 9.11 WB
Ghana 7.68 WB
Burundi 7.59 WB
Mali 7.53 WB
Tunisia 5.21 WB
Sierra Leone 5.1 WB
Angola 5 WB
Algeria 4.4 WB
Eswatini 4.26 WB
Madagascar 3.08 WB
Gambia 2.89 WB
Sudan 2.75 WB
Equatorial Guinea 1.77 WB
Morocco 1.58 WB
Djibouti 1.23 WB
Liberia 1.21 WB
Mauritania 1.08 WB
Comoros 0.71 WB
Lesotho 0.5 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 0.24 WB
Libya 0.22 WB
Cabo Verde 0.02 WB
Mauritius 0.01 WB
Eritrea 0 WB
Somalia 0 WB
Biodiversity
Protected Area 2 timeseries
Threatened 20 Number in 2018 WB
Biodiversity