1998 Regional Totals for Eastern Africa

All Years for Eastern Africa: 2016 — 2013 — 2007 — 2002 — 1998 — 1995

1998 Summary Totals for Eastern Africa

Data Category	Definite	Probable	Possible	Speculative
Aerial or Ground Total Counts	18,624	0	0	0
Aerial or Ground Sample Counts	65,011	12,026	12,026	0
Dung Counts	0	10,672	2,153	0
Informed Guesses	135	0	3,037	245
Other Guesses	0	0	0	1,250
Total	83,770	22,698	17,216	1,495

No changes between current and previous report.

Elephant Estimates

Country	Definite	Probable	Possible	Speculative	Range Area (km²)	% of Regional Range	% of Range Assessed	IQI¹	PFS²
Eritrea	2	0	0	0	2,967	0	99	.99	4
Ethiopia	321	0	0	985	59,717	6	27	.07	2
Kenya	14,364	11,350	4,882	100	112,988	11	67	.57	2
Rwanda	39	0	20	10	1,019	0	100	.57	4
Somalia	0	0	130	120	11,783	1	68	.00	3
Sudan	0	0	0	0	404,908	38	0	.00	1
Tanzania	67,416	12,196	12,078	0	458,315	43	45	.39	1
Uganda	215	565	1,662	280	11,872	1	85	.24	3
Totals	83,770	22,698	17,216	1,495	1,063,569	18	30	.26	2

¹IQI: Information Quality Index: This index quantifies overall data quality at the regional level based on the precision of estimates and the proportion of assessed elephant range (i.e. range for which estimates are available). The IQI ranges from zero (no reliable information) to one (perfect information).

²PFS: Priority for Future Surveys, ranked from 1 to 5 (highest to lowest). Based on the precision of estimates and the proportion of national range accounted for by the site in question, PFS is a measure of the importance and urgency for future population surveys. All areas of unassessed range have a priority of 1. See Introduction for details on how the PFS is derived.