18.2%
of land area
13.7%
of global population
8.1%
of food calories
19.7%
of key biodiversity areas
18.3%
of protected areas
18.3%
of carbon storage
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa holds the second highest percentage of global population and occupies the largest percentage of total land area compared to the other regions. Africa contributes the second largest percentages to global protected area and key biodiversity area. Africa contributes the third largest percentage to global food caloric production and the second largest percentage to vegetation carbon storage.