Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Environment > Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number
DEFINITION:
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 30 | 2008 | |
| 2 | Mauritius | 18 | 2008 | |
| 3 | Tanzania | 17 | 2008 | |
| =4 | Senegal | 11 | 2008 | |
| =4 | Kenya | 11 | 2008 | |
| 6 | Seychelles | 10 | 2008 | |
| 7 | Madagascar | 8 | 2008 | |
| 8 | The Gambia | 6 | 2008 | |
| 9 | Gabon | 5 | 2008 | |
| =10 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 2008 | |
| =10 | Angola | 4 | 2008 | |
| =10 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2008 | |
| =10 | Namibia | 4 | 2008 | |
| =14 | Mauritania | 3 | 2008 | |
| =14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 | 2008 | |
| =14 | Mozambique | 3 | 2008 | |
| =17 | Cameroon | 2 | 2008 | |
| =17 | Somalia | 2 | 2008 | |
| =19 | Liberia | 1 | 2008 | |
| =19 | Sudan | 1 | 2008 | |
| =19 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2008 | |
| =19 | Togo | 1 | 2008 | |
| =19 | Djibouti | 1 | 2008 | |
| =19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 | 2008 | |
| =19 | Comoros | 1 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Guinea | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Nigeria | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Rwanda | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Sierra Leone | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Ghana | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Eritrea | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Benin | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Mali | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Chad | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Niger | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =26 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2008 |
