Zambia, Africa
Number of Protected areas
641
22 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
82% Polygons
18% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 5 |
TOTAL | 7 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
41.26% coverage
311,773 km2 Land Area Protected
755,640 km2 Total Land Area
13% 6th National Report Coverage
15.55% with management effectiveness evaluation
117,488.5099 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
0.0% coverage
0 km2 Marine Area Protected
0 km2 Total Marine Area
10% 6th National Report Coverage
0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation
0.0 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 | % |
---|---|---|
II | 19 | 2.96 |
III | 16 | 2.5 |
IV | 1 | 0.16 |
VI | 35 | 5.46 |
Not Reported | 569 | 88.77 |
Not Applicable | 1 | 0.16 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 18 | 2.81 | |
Not Reported | 587 | 91.58 | |
Collaborative governance | 36 | 5.62 |
National designations
7
Categories | Count |
---|---|
National Park | 20 |
Forest Reserve | 555 |
Natural Monument | 16 |
Wildlife Sanctuary | 2 |
Conservation Area | 1 |
Game Management Area | 36 |
Bird Sanctuary | 2 |
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 8 |