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Sweden

32544
Total Protected Areas
11 With management effectiveness evaluations
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
5365
Total Other effective area-based conservation measures
Polygons/Points ratio
Polygons 97%
Points 3%
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Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
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• 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.
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Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

15.49% Coverage

69,784km2 Land area covered

450,602km2 Total land area

14.50% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

2.35% With management effectiveness evaluations

10,569km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

16.05% Coverage

24,945km2 Marine and coastal area covered

155,377km2 Total marine and coastal area

10.00% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

0.72% With management effectiveness evaluations

1,112km2 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 9

  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. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
  4. Natura 2000 Updated: 2024 Directorate-General for Environment (EU) via EEA
  5. HELCOM Baltic Sea Protected Areas (BSPA) Updated: 2020 Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission), Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-00160, Helsinki, Finland
  6. OSPAR Marine Protected Areas Network Updated: 2021 OSPAR Commission, Victoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4DA, UK
  7. Skyddade områden, RAMSAR Updated: 2017 Naturvårdsverket
  8. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Updated: 2005 Bureau of the International Co-ordinating Council of the MAB Programme (MAB-ICC) (19th Sesssion), UNESCO HQ Paris
  9. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB and UNEP-WCMC

Designations

  • 85.58%
  • 14.2%
  • 0.23%

National designations

27850
  • Agreement between government agencies 54
  • Habitat Protection Area 8840
  • National city park 1
  • National Park 30
  • Natura 2000 SCI 4029
  • Natura 2000 SPA 554
  • Natural Monument 1348
  • Nature conservation agreement 110
  • Nature conservation agreement, County Administrative Board 585
  • Nature conservation agreement, Swedish Forest Agency 5513
  • Nature Conservation Area 89
  • Nature Reserve 5544
  • Others 141
  • Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary 1012

Regional designations

4620
  • Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM) 28
  • Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 10
  • Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 47
  • Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) 3981
  • Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 554

International designations

74
  • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 68
  • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 4
  • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 2

Other designations

0

    citation

    UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Sweden from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 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], April 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.