South Africa, Africa
Number of Protected areas
1,605
3 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
100% Polygons
0% Points
Number of sources
| For International designations | 3 |
| For National designations | 1 |
| TOTAL | 4 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
8.48% coverage
103,818 km2 Land Area Protected
1,224,385 km2 Total Land Area
13% 6th National Report Coverage
5.19% with management effectiveness evaluation
63,548.24113 km2 Area Assessed
Area marine
14.56% coverage
224,640 km2 Marine Area Protected
1,542,560 km2 Total Marine Area
10% 6th National Report Coverage
0.21% with management effectiveness evaluation
3,232.346533 km2 Area Assessed
Warning: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory. Download the country's latest national report (pdf)
IUCN Management categories
| Management categories | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| Not Reported | 1591 | 99.13 |
| Not Applicable | 14 | 0.87 |
Governance types
| Name | Governance type | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual landowners | 924 | 57.57 | |
| Non-profit organisations | 8 | 0.5 | |
| Federal or national ministry or agency | 669 | 41.68 | |
| Not Reported | 3 | 0.19 | |
| Joint governance | 1 | 0.06 |
National designations
8
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| Nature Reserve | 1386 |
| National Park | 21 |
| Special Nature Reserve | 2 |
| Mountain Catchment Area | 16 |
| Forest Nature Reserve | 53 |
| Marine Protected Area | 39 |
| Protected Environment | 39 |
| Forest Wilderness Area | 12 |
Regional designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|