Table 2 Protected areas in drylands by subtype and continent
From: Global evaluation of current and future threats to drylands and their vertebrate biodiversity
Subtype area protected IUCN I–IV (km2) | Subtype area protected IUCN V–VI (km2) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hyperarid | Arid | Semiarid | Dry subhumid | Hyperarid | Arid | Semiarid | Dry subhumid | |
Africa | 124,467 | 277,514 | 371,742 | 291,268 | 269,997 | 166,336 | 487,291 | 351,991 |
Asia | 36,318 | 281,097 | 260,824 | 115,616 | 202,337 | 334,698 | 245,123 | 70,075 |
Australia | 0 | 217,289 | 148,640 | 39,744 | 0 | 489,580 | 390,363 | 53,007 |
Europe | 0 | 1,281 | 43,392 | 80,398 | 0 | 277 | 109,592 | 212,305 |
North America | 7,563 | 124,507 | 166,546 | 154,357 | 5,173 | 86,146 | 184,287 | 100,463 |
South America | 2,957 | 9,401 | 103,052 | 108,742 | 5,267 | 42,869 | 273,872 | 294,786 |
Total | 171,304 | 911,089 | 1,094,196 | 790,125 | 482,774 | 1,119,906 | 1,690,527 | 1,082,626 |
