Arab Region | Terrestrial protected areas, percent of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.
Publisher
Arab Development Portal
Origin
Arab Region
Records
150
Source
Arab Region | Terrestrial protected areas, percent of total land area (Arab Countries, 2016–2022)
2017 Yemen 0.77
2019 Yemen 0.77
2022 Yemen 0.77
2016 Saudi Arabia 4.33
2017 Saudi Arabia 4.76
2018 Saudi Arabia 4.76
2019 Saudi Arabia 4.76
2020 Saudi Arabia 4.76
2021 Saudi Arabia 4.76
2022 Saudi Arabia 4.76
2016 Somalia 0.83
2020 Somalia 0
2021 Somalia 0
2022 Somalia 0
2017 Sudan 2.28
2019 Sudan 2.28
2021 Sudan 2.28
2022 Sudan 2.28
2017 Syria 0.69
2018 Syria 0.69
2019 Syria 0.69
2021 Syria 0.69
2022 Syria 0.69
2018 Tunisia 7.91
2022 Tunisia 7.91
2016 United Arab Emirates 13.07
2017 United Arab Emirates 17.95
2019 United Arab Emirates 17.95
2022 United Arab Emirates 19.35
2017 Libya 0.21
2018 Libya 0.21
2020 Libya 0.13
2021 Libya 0.13
2022 Libya 0.13
2016 Mauritania 0.62
2017 Mauritania 0.62
2019 Mauritania 0.62
2021 Mauritania 0.62
2016 Morocco 30.81
2017 Morocco 30.78
2020 Morocco 4.27
2021 Morocco 2.2
2022 Morocco 2.2
2016 Oman 2.57
2019 Oman 2.57
2020 Oman 2.57
2022 Oman 3.58
2017 Qatar 13.23
2018 Qatar 13.23
2019 Qatar 13.23
2021 Qatar 15.78
2022 Qatar 15.78
2016 Algeria 7.5
2017 Algeria 7.5
2018 Algeria 7.5
2021 Algeria 4.64
2016 Bahrain 6.7
2017 Bahrain 6.62
2018 Bahrain 6.62
2019 Bahrain 6.62
2021 Bahrain 6.62
2016 Comoros 10.17
2018 Comoros 10.15
2020 Comoros 33.75
2021 Comoros 33.75
2022 Comoros 33.75
2020 Djibouti 1.57
2021 Djibouti 1.57
2022 Djibouti 1.57
2016 Egypt 13.14
2017 Egypt 13.14
2018 Egypt 13.14
2020 Egypt 13.14
2021 Egypt 13.14
2022 Egypt 13.14
2016 Iraq 1.54
2017 Iraq 1.53
2018 Iraq 1.53
2019 Iraq 1.53
2020 Iraq 1.53
2021 Iraq 1.53
2022 Iraq 1.53
2018 Jordan 1.77
2019 Jordan 3.09
2020 Jordan 4.47
2021 Jordan 4.47
2022 Jordan 4.48
2017 Kuwait 17.5
2018 Kuwait 17.5
2020 Kuwait 17.1
2021 Kuwait 17.1
2022 Kuwait 17.1
2017 Lebanon 2.6
2018 Lebanon 2.6
2019 Lebanon 2.6
2021 Lebanon 1.89
2017 Palestine 8.36
2019 Palestine 8.36
2020 Palestine 8.36
2021 Palestine 8.36

Arab Region | Terrestrial protected areas, percent of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.
Publisher
Arab Development Portal
Origin
Arab Region
Records
150
Source