Arab Region | Terrestrial and marine protected areas, percent of total territorial area (Arab Countries, 2016–2022)
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.
Publisher
Arab Development Portal
Origin
Arab Region
Records
148
Source
Arab Region | Terrestrial and marine protected areas, percent of total territorial area (Arab Countries, 2016–2022)
0.61 Yemen 2000
0.61 Yemen 2001
0.61 Yemen 2005
0.61 Yemen 2006
4.53 Saudi Arabia 2002
4.53 Saudi Arabia 2003
4.53 Saudi Arabia 2005
4.53 Saudi Arabia 2006
0.83 Somalia 2000
0 Somalia 2004
0 Somalia 2005
0 Somalia 2006
2.75 Sudan 2000
2.75 Sudan 2003
2.75 Sudan 2004
2.75 Sudan 2005
2.75 Sudan 2006
0.66 Syria 2003
0.66 Syria 2005
0.66 Syria 2006
5.21 Tunisia 2000
5.21 Tunisia 2001
5.21 Tunisia 2002
5.21 Tunisia 2003
5.21 Tunisia 2005
5.21 Tunisia 2006
9.24 United Arab Emirates 2000
15.04 United Arab Emirates 2001
15.04 United Arab Emirates 2002
0.29 Libya 2000
0.29 Libya 2001
0.29 Libya 2003
0.22 Libya 2005
0.22 Libya 2006
1.08 Mauritania 2000
1.08 Mauritania 2001
1.08 Mauritania 2002
1.08 Mauritania 2003
1.08 Mauritania 2004
1.08 Mauritania 2005
1.08 Mauritania 2006
18.55 Morocco 2000
18.45 Morocco 2001
18.45 Morocco 2002
1.02 Oman 2000
1.02 Oman 2001
1.02 Oman 2002
1.02 Oman 2003
1.52 Oman 2005
1.52 Oman 2006
4.72 Qatar 2002
4.72 Qatar 2003
5.84 Qatar 2006
7.11 Algeria 2000
7.11 Algeria 2001
4.4 Algeria 2004
1.69 Bahrain 2001
1.69 Bahrain 2002
1.69 Bahrain 2004
1.69 Bahrain 2005
20.45 Bahrain 2006
0.13 Comoros 2001
0.13 Comoros 2002
0.13 Comoros 2003
0.71 Comoros 2004
1.32 Djibouti 2000
1.23 Djibouti 2001
1.23 Djibouti 2002
1.23 Djibouti 2003
1.23 Djibouti 2004
1.23 Djibouti 2005
1.23 Djibouti 2006
11.55 Egypt 2000
11.55 Egypt 2001
11.55 Egypt 2002
11.55 Egypt 2003
11.55 Egypt 2004
11.55 Egypt 2005
11.55 Egypt 2006
1.54 Iraq 2000
1.53 Iraq 2001
1.53 Iraq 2003
1.53 Iraq 2004
1.77 Jordan 2000
1.81 Jordan 2001
1.81 Jordan 2002
3.13 Jordan 2003
4.47 Jordan 2006
11 Kuwait 2000
11 Kuwait 2001
11 Kuwait 2002
10.72 Kuwait 2003
10.72 Kuwait 2005
10.72 Kuwait 2006
1.04 Lebanon 2000
1.04 Lebanon 2001
1.04 Lebanon 2002
1.04 Lebanon 2003
1.04 Lebanon 2004
8.36 Palestine 2005
Arab Region | Terrestrial and marine protected areas, percent of total territorial area (Arab Countries, 2016–2022)
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.
Publisher
Arab Development Portal
Origin
Arab Region
Records
148
Source