Tunisia

148
Total Protected Areas
10 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 92%
Points 8%
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

7.86% Coverage

12,189km2 Land area covered

155,146km2 Total land area

17.00% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

0.32% With management effectiveness evaluations

503km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

1.11% Coverage

1,105km2 Marine and coastal area covered

99,754km2 Total marine and coastal area

10.00% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

0.23% With management effectiveness evaluations

228km2 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 2

  1. Protected Areas of Tunisia Updated: 2016 Ministère de l’Agriculture des ressources hydrauliques et de la pêche
  2. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme

Designations

  • 67.57%
  • 2.03%
  • 30.41%

National designations

100
  • Bird Reserve 2
  • Faunal Reserve 4
  • National Park 17
  • Nature Reserve 30
  • Reserve 1
  • Wetland Zone of National Importance 46

Regional designations

3
  • Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention) 3

International designations

45
  • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 41
  • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 3
  • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1

Other designations

0

    citation

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