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. 2005 Feb 28;360(1454):443–455. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2004.1592

Table 2.

Distribution of protected areas by WCPA region.

region total sites total protected area total protected land area total no. marine sites total protected marine area total land area percentage land area protected
Central America 677 151 058 133 731 103 17 327 521 600 25.6
South America 1507 2 217 725 2 056 559 114 161 166 9 306 560 22.1
North Americaa 13 414 4 450 119 4 231 839 754 218 280 23 724 226 17.8
East Asia 3265 1 930 651 1 904 342 285 26 309 11 799 212 16.1
South East Asia 2674 791 681 715 218 390 76 463 4 480 990 16.0
Eastern and Southern Africa 4117 1 838 144 1 825 918 155 12 226 11 487 920 15.9
Caribbean 973 80 770 36 469 370 44 301 234 840 15.5
South America (Brazil) 1280 1 321 751 1 305 864 88 15 887 8 547 400 15.3
Europe 43 837 699 761 634 248 829 65 513 5 119 172 12.4
Australia/New Zealand 9550 1 400 292 831 420 422 568 872 8 011 930 10.4
Western and Central Africa 2583 1 302 812 1 293  206 43 9606 12 804 860 10.1
Pacific 404 418 641 54 949 240 363 692 553 058 9.9
North Africa and Middle East 1247 1 251 034 1 226 928 136 24 106 12 954 170 9.5
North Eurasia 17 719 2 006 914 1 789 006 82 217 908 22 110 050 8.1
South Asia 1478 344 248 339 058 184 5190 4 487 510 7.6
Antarctic 66 70 233 3470 59 66 763 14 024 832 0.0
104 791 20 275 834 18 382 225 4254 1 893 609 150 168 330 12.2
a

North America here includes Greenland, but excludes the US state of Hawaii.