Australia, Asia & Pacific
The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not
imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat
of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory,
city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its
frontiers or boundaries.
Number of Protected areas
11,045
1,502
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
100%
Polygons0%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 3 |
For National designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 4 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
19.0%
coverage1,487,679 km2
Land Area Protected7,722,102 km2
Total Land Area20.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation303,142.0 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
41.0%
coverage3,014,429 km2
Marine Area Protected7,432,133 km2
Total Marine Area13.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation379,168.0 km2
Area AssessedWarning: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.
IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
Ia | 2529 | 22.9 |
Ib | 75 | 0.68 |
II | 1162 | 10.52 |
III | 2423 | 21.94 |
IV | 2794 | 25.3 |
V | 365 | 3.3 |
VI | 1409 | 12.76 |
Not Reported | 259 | 2.34 |
Not Applicable | 29 | 0.26 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 61 | 0.55 | |
Not Reported | 90 | 0.81 | |
Collaborative governance | 1 | 0.01 | |
Joint governance | 1780 | 16.12 | |
Non-profit organisations | 82 | 0.74 | |
Sub-national ministry or agency | 7575 | 68.58 | |
Indigenous peoples | 74 | 0.67 | |
Individual landowners | 1382 | 12.51 |
Related countries & territories
Child countries & territories
Name | Code |
---|---|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | CCK |
Christmas Island | CXR |
Norfolk Island | NFK |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | HMD |
National designations
68
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
3