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Table 8

Distribution of protected areas1 (at least 1,000 ha)


All


Totally protected

(category I&II)


Partially protected

(category III, IV & V)


number

million ha

number

million ha

number

million ha


WORLD

8 619

792

2 546

465

6 073

328


Developing

3 281

486

1 164

296

2 117

190


Africa

704

139

260

91

444

48

Latin America

1 071

231

4 98

170

573

61

Asia

1 506

116

406

35

1 100

81


Developed countries

5 338

306

1 382

169

3 956

137


Europe

2 177

46

298

9

1 879

37

Former USSR

218

24

164

24

54

0

North America

1 348

147

422

66

926

81

Oceania/Asia

1 595

89

496

70

1 097

19


1 Categories are defined in Annex 2.3.


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