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Estonia chooses to restrict some data on its protected areas. As a result, data on 3,589 protected areas is not publicly-available and cannot be viewed or downloaded on this page. While these sites are included in the coverage statistics presented here, all other statistics (e.g. number of protected areas; breakdown by governance type etc.) on this page are based upon the publicly-available data only.

Estonia

21564
Total Protected Areas
35 With management effectiveness evaluations
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
0
Total Other effective area-based conservation measures
Polygons/Points ratio
Polygons 96%
Points 4%
Discover Protected Areas and OECMs
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
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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.

• Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
• Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
• Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

21.96% Coverage

9,981km2 Land area covered

45,450km2 Total land area

18.80% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

6.86% With management effectiveness evaluations

3,118km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

19.34% Coverage

7,035km2 Marine and coastal area covered

36,384km2 Total marine and coastal area

27.00% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

3.83% With management effectiveness evaluations

1,392km2 Areas assessed

Disclaimer: 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

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Governance types

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Sources 5

  1. European inventory of Nationally Designated Areas (NatDA) as provided by the European Environment Agency (EEA) Updated: 2024 European Environment Agency (EEA)
  2. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties
  3. Natura 2000 Updated: 2024 Directorate-General for Environment (EU) via EEA
  4. HELCOM Baltic Sea Protected Areas (BSPA) Updated: 2020 Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission), Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-00160, Helsinki, Finland
  5. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB

Designations

  • 97.07%
  • 2.85%
  • 0.08%

National designations

20932
  • Limited-conservation area 308
  • Limited management zone of national park 44
  • Limited management zone of natural object protected at municipal level 30
  • Limited management zone of nature reserve 192
  • Limited management zone of protected landscape 581
  • Managed conservation zone of national park 129
  • Managed conservation zone of nature reserve 451
  • Managed conservation zone of protected landscape 231
  • National park 6
  • Natural object protected at municipal level 28
  • Nature reserve 242
  • Protected landscape (nature park) 150
  • Protected nature monument 1080
  • Spawning area 125
  • Strict nature reserve of national park 14
  • Strict nature reserve of nature reserve 10
  • Unzoned protected area 92
  • Wilderness conservation zone of national park 61
  • Wilderness conservation zone of nature reserve 184
  • Wilderness conservation zone of protected landscape 78
  • Woodland key habitat 16896

Regional designations

614
  • Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM) 7
  • Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 7
  • Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) 534
  • Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 66

International designations

18
  • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 17
  • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 1

Other designations

0

    citation

    UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Estonia from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net

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    UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2025), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], March 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.