United Republic of Tanzania

867
Total Protected Areas
172 With management effectiveness evaluations
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
0
Total Other effective area-based conservation measures
Polygons/Points ratio
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Points 0%
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Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

39.95% Coverage

375,849km2 Land area covered

940,689km2 Total land area

54.60% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

13.09% With management effectiveness evaluations

123,124km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

2.31% Coverage

5,576km2 Marine and coastal area covered

241,334km2 Total marine and coastal area

6.50% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

1.7% With management effectiveness evaluations

4,104km2 Areas assessed

Disclaimer: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.

IUCN Management Categories

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Governance types

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Sources 9

  1. National Parks of Tanzania Updated: 2023 Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)
  2. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
  3. Forest Reserves of Tanzania Updated: 2021 Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) Agency - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)
  4. Tanzanian Protected Areas Updated: 2009 GIS Section, Land Use Commission, Division of Forestry and Beekeeping, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania
  5. Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP) Updated: 2022 Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP)
  6. Protected areas of Tanzania Updated: 2010 WWF’s Conservation Science Program (CSP), USA
  7. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties
  8. Village Land Forest Reserves Updated: 2022 Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)
  9. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB

Designations

  • 98.73%
  • 1.27%

National designations

856
  • Forest Reserve 676
  • National Park 23
  • Game controlled area 19
  • Wildlife Management Area 13
  • Conservation Area 4
  • Nature Forest Reserve 19
  • Village Land Forest Reserve 30
  • Forest Plantation 23
  • Marine Reserve 2
  • Marine Park 2
  • Game Reserve 19
  • Open area 24
  • Sanctuary and Closed Forest Reserve 1
  • Nature Reserve 1

Regional designations

0

    International designations

    11
    • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 4
    • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 3
    • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 4

    Other designations

    0

      United Republic of Tanzania Protected Areas

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      citation

      UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for United Republic of Tanzania from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net