Norway

4113
Total Protected Areas
1 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 99%
Points 1%
Discover Protected Areas and OECMs
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
ON
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Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

17.78% Coverage

57,684km2 Land area covered

324,484km2 Total land area

17.20% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

0.33% With management effectiveness evaluations

1,085km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

1.04% Coverage

9,701km2 Marine and coastal area covered

932,292km2 Total marine and coastal area

3.10% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

0.02% With management effectiveness evaluations

145km2 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. OSPAR Marine Protected Areas Network Updated: 2021 OSPAR Commission, Victoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4DA, UK
  5. Emerald Network Updated: 2024 Council of Europe

Designations

  • 81.18%
  • 17.48%
  • 1.34%

National designations

3339
  • Wildlife/Botanical Conservation Area 8
  • National Park 41
  • Botanical/Zoological Protection of Species 1
  • Protected Landscape 195
  • Nature Reserve 2591
  • Wildlife Conservation Area 175
  • Natural Monument 236
  • Botanical Conservation Area 24
  • Habitat management area 12
  • Zoological Protection of Species 34
  • Marine Protected Area 17
  • Botanical Protection of Species 5

Regional designations

719
  • Emerald Network 705
  • Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 14

International designations

55
  • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 54
  • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1

Other designations

0

    citation

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