Africa

8819 Total Protected Areas
1099 With management effectiveness evaluations
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
344 Total Other effective area-based conservation measures
58 Number of countries
Polygons/Points ratio
Polygons 91%
Points 9%

citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Africa from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net