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China, Asia & Pacific

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Number of Protected areas

2,159

Polygons/Points ratio

35%

Polygons

65%

Points

Number of sources

For International designations 6
For National designations 10
TOTAL 16

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

17.08%

coverage

1,599,415.58 km2

Land Area Protected

9,361,608.9 km2

Total Land Area

Area marine

3.77%

coverage

33,086.05 km2

Marine Area Protected

878,364.1 km2

Total Marine Area

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. Learn how we calculate protected area coverage statistics

IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 1 0.05
IV 2 0.09
V 1862 86.24
VI 22 1.02
Not Reported 227 10.51
Not Applicable 45 2.08

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 6 0.28
Not Reported 1953 90.46
Sub-national ministry or agency 200 9.26

Related countries & territories

Child countries & territories

Name Code
Hong Kong HKG
Macau MAC

National designations

8

Categories Count
National Nature Reserve 2
Local Nature Reserve 1
Protected Area 1
Nature Reserve 2040
Sanctuary 2
Nature Preserve 1
Wildfowl Sanctuary 1
Scenic Area 18

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

3

Categories Count
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 48
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 29
World Heritage Site 16