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Environment, energy & climate

South Africa · Protected land areas

Share of land area covered by protected areas (national parks, reserves…), from the World Database on Protected Areas.
12.9%
2025
+0.1 ptsvs 2024
min 9.8 2013max 13.0 2016
%
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Source: World Bank, World Database on Protected Areas (via the WDI)· Data 2025
Share of land areaUpd. 10/2026Y-axis truncated

12th highest of 19 countries · 12.9 % · World Bank 2025 — Rank on the harmonised series (World Bank), the same for every country: its value may differ from the national figure shown above.

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