Terrestrial protected areas are those officially documented by national authorities.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 42.1 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 49.6 | 61.5 | 61.5 | 61.5 | 61.5 | 68.1 |
| Zambia | 38.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 |
| Comoros | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.7 |
| Zimbabwe | 28.1 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 28.3 | 28.3 |
| Malawi | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.1 |
| Ethiopia | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Uganda | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.9 |
| Kenya | 14.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 14.0 |
| Egypt | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 |
| Madagascar | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 12.7 |
| Rwanda | 10.7 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Tunisia | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Burundi | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Mauritius | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| इस्वातिनी | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Sudan | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Djibouti | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Libya | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Eritrea | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Somalia | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |