Switzerland

10527
Total Protected Areas
5818 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 100%
Points 0%
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

12.51% Coverage

5,165km2 Land area covered

41,291km2 Total land area

12.50% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

6.37% With management effectiveness evaluations

2,630km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

0% Coverage

0km2 Marine and coastal area covered

0km2 Total marine and coastal area

0.00% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

0% With management effectiveness evaluations

0km2 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. Common Database on Designated Areas 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. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
  4. Emerald Network Updated: 2024 Council of Europe
  5. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB

Designations

  • 99.5%
  • 0.35%
  • 0.15%

National designations

10474
  • Core zone 2
  • Emerald Sites 37
  • Federal Hunting Reserves 43
  • Federal Inventory of Alluvial Zones of National Importance 326
  • Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National Importance 929
  • Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance 3951
  • Federal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance 1335
  • Federal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Mires of National Importance 550
  • Federal Inventory of Reserves for Waterbirds and Migratory Birds of International and National Imp. 35
  • Forest Reserves 2455
  • Private Nature Reserves 799
  • RAMSAR Sites 11
  • Swiss National Park 1

Regional designations

37
  • Emerald Network 37

International designations

16
  • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 11
  • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2
  • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 3

Other designations

0

    citation

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