Indonesia

699
Total Protected Areas
254 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 98%
Points 2%
Discover Protected Areas and OECMs
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
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Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

12.02% Coverage

226,556km2 Land area covered

1,885,354km2 Total land area

22.00% 5th National Report coverage

PAME

7.14% With management effectiveness evaluations

134,624km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

3% Coverage

180,765km2 Marine and coastal area covered

6,021,765km2 Total marine and coastal area

PAME

0.08% With management effectiveness evaluations

4,687km2 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 8

  1. Protected areas of Indonesia Updated: 2018 Ministry of Forestry(MoF) Ministry of Marine Affairs & Fisheries (MMAF)
  2. Protected Areas of Indonesia Updated: 2018 Director of Nature Conservation Planning and Information, MoEF
  3. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB
  4. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
  5. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties
  6. Marine Protected Areas in South East Asia Updated: 2002 Ass. of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Centre for Nature Conservation (ARCBC), Univ. of Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI), Asian Bureau for Conservation (ABC), Dept. of Environment and Nat. Resources - Philippines (DENR)
  7. National and Local Marine Protected Areas in Indonesia Updated: 2011 Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia
  8. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB and UNEP-WCMC

Designations

  • 97.42%
  • 2.58%

National designations

681
  • Protection of Maritime Culture 1
  • Marine Wildlife Reserves 1
  • Protection Forest 1
  • Hunting Park 11
  • Wildlife Sanctuary 2
  • Small Island Park 2
  • Marine Recreation Park 21
  • National Park 45
  • Grand Forest Park 36
  • Marine Nature Reserve 11
  • Marine Nature Recreation Park 5
  • Locally Managed Marine Area 28
  • Marine National Park 9
  • Coastal Park 4
  • Wildlife Reserve 84
  • Coastal and Small Island Park 2
  • Undesigned 29
  • Nature Recreation Park 136
  • Marine Conservation Area 1
  • Fisheries Reserve 1
  • Marine Management Area 1
  • Game Reserve 5
  • Small Island Reserve 1
  • Nature Reserve 236
  • District Marine Protected Areas 8

Regional designations

0

    International designations

    18
    • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 7
    • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 7
    • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 4

    Other designations

    0

      citation

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