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