Belgium, Europe
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Number of Protected areas
1,993
379
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
100%
Polygons0%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 1 |
For Regional designations | 2 |
TOTAL | 5 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
25.0%
coverage7,634 km2
Land Area Protected30,683 km2
Total Land Area
Area marine
37.0%
coverage1,270 km2
Marine Area Protected3,465 km2
Total Marine AreaWarning: 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 | % |
---|---|---|
IV | 1580 | 79.28 |
V | 12 | 0.6 |
VI | 23 | 1.15 |
Not Reported | 6 | 0.3 |
Not Applicable | 3 | 0.15 |
Not Assigned | 369 | 18.51 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 1958 | 98.24 | |
Not Reported | 33 | 1.66 | |
Collaborative governance | 2 | 0.1 |
National designations
17
Regional designations
3
International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 9 |