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Number of Protected areas

11,045

1,502

with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

100%

Polygons

0%

Points

Number of sources

For International designations 3
For National designations 1
TOTAL 4

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

19.27%

coverage

1,487,711 km2

Land Area Protected

7,722,102 km2

Total Land Area

20.38%

with management effectiveness evaluation

303,142.4147 km2

Area Assessed

Area marine

40.56%

coverage

3,014,429 km2

Marine Area Protected

7,432,133 km2

Total Marine Area

12.54%

with management effectiveness evaluation

378,130.1755 km2

Area Assessed

Warning: 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.

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 2525 22.86
Ib 75 0.68
II 1158 10.48
III 2423 21.94
IV 2801 25.36
V 365 3.3
VI 1410 12.77
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

Categories Count
Regional Park 20
Aboriginal Area 3
National Park (Commonwealth) 3
Commonwealth Marine Reserve 57
Heritage Agreement 1569
Marine Park 49
Marine National Park 14
Miscellaneous Reserve 23
Permanent Park Preserve 1
Resources Reserve 51
Wilderness Park 3
Forest Reserve 94
Fish Habitat Area (B) 33
Karst Conservation Reserve 4
National Park (Scientific) 9
Historical Reserve 4
Conservation Covenant 813
Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth) 2
Game Reserve 22
Nature Conservation Reserve 259
Private Nature Reserve 91
Private Sanctuary 23
Nature Recreation Area 25
Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition 6
CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area 23
Coordinated Conservation Area 2
Other Conservation Area 5
State Reserve 65
CCA Zone 1 National Park 34
State Park 26
Other Conservation Area or Nature Park 1
Nature Park 10
Conservation Area 428
National Park Aboriginal 22
Marine Sanctuary 11
Wilderness Protection Area 14
Marine Management Area 2
Aquatic Reserve 27
Recreation Park 13
Regional Reserve 155
Coastal Reserve 1
Heritage River 18
Marine Conservation Area 14
Fish Habitat Area (A) 53
Indigenous Protected Area 74
Conservation Reserve 61
State Conservation Area 119
Flora Reserve 72
Natural Features Reserve 2499
Conservation Park 572
Natural Catchment Area 25
Nature Refuge 500
Hunting Reserve 1
5(1)(h) Reserve 101
National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve 7
National Park 684
Reference Area 144
Other 2
Marine Nature Reserve 4
Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act 22
Nature Reserve 1780
Historic Site 31
NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress 83
Dolphin Sanctuary 1
Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under Nat Parks Act 2
Shipwreck Reserve 2
Wilderness Zone 20
5(1)(g) Reserve 45

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

3

Categories Count
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 15
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 14
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 63