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SOUTH ASIA: UMBER AND EXTENT OF PROTECTED AREAS (1997)
| Country | Number (IUCN Category I-V) | Area ( 1000 ha.) | Percentage of Land Area |
| BANGLADESH | 9 | 98 | 0.8 |
| BHUTAN | 9 | 998 | 21.2 |
| INDIA | 344 | 14273 | 4.8 |
| MALDIVES | - | - | - |
| NEPAL | 12 | 1112 | 7.8 |
| PAKISTAN | 55 | 3721 | 4.8 |
| SRI LANKA | 69 | 859 | 13.3 |
| SOUTH ASIA | 498 | 21061 | 5.1 |
Note :
"-" = not available
Source : SAARC survey of Development and Cooperation1998/99,
RISNODC , New Delhi , 1999.