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Namibia vs Senegal: Marine protected areas

Namibia
67,972 sq. km
in 2010
Senegal
24,460 sq. km
in 2010
Namibia rank
7th
Senegal rank
10th

Marine protected areas over time

  • Namibia
  • Senegal
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020002010

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 67,972 sq. km against 24,460 sq. km in Senegal, a difference of 43,512 sq. km.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.8 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Namibia ranks 7th and Senegal ranks 10th of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Marine protected areas (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and inter
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 899 data points, 1990–2010
Last refreshed

Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.