United States of America

51018
Total Protected Areas
67 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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• 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.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

12.95% Coverage

1,225,700km2 Land area covered

9,466,195km2 Total land area

0.00% 0th National Report coverage

PAME

1.44% With management effectiveness evaluations

136,154km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

19.03% Coverage

1,638,194km2 Marine and coastal area covered

8,610,701km2 Total marine and coastal area

0.00% 0th National Report coverage

PAME

17.63% With management effectiveness evaluations

1,518,063km2 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 6

  1. Protected Areas Database of the United States (PADUS 2.1) Updated: 2023 U.S. Geological Survey | Science Analytics and Synthesis | Gap Analysis Project (GAP) | Protected Areas Database of the United States 2.1
  2. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
  3. World Heritage Sites and Man and Biosphere Reserves in the USA Updated: 1990 US Geological Survey, USA
  4. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties
  5. Cartagena Convention Updated: 2017 UNEP-CEP
  6. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB

Designations

  • 99.81%
  • 0.01%
  • 0.18%

National designations

50921
  • Access 319
  • Access Area 10
  • Access Site 1
  • Admin Site 1
  • Agricultural Lands 2
  • Airport 7
  • Amphitheater 1
  • Anadromous Spawning Area 4
  • Aquatic Management Area 320
  • Arboretum 40
  • Archaeological Preserve State Park 1
  • Area of Critical Environmental Concern 4
  • Athletic Complex 1
  • Audubon Society Preserve or Sanctuary 25
  • Audubon Society Sanctuary or Preserve 3
  • Base 4
  • Battlefield 11
  • Battlefield State Park 2
  • Battleground 1
  • Beach 83
  • Beach Dunes 1
  • Beach Dunes and Groins 1
  • Beach Park 8
  • Big Game Habitat 2
  • Big Sandy Pony Express Station 1
  • Biological Preserve 4
  • Biological Station 6
  • Bird Refuge 5
  • Bird Sanctuary 26
  • BLM_CMPA 1
  • Boat Landing 1
  • Botanical/Arboretum Garden 3
  • Botanical Area 8
  • Botanical Gardens 7
  • Botanical Preserve 2
  • Botanical Reserve 1
  • Botanical State Park 2
  • Bottom Fish Recovery Area 8
  • Buffer 27
  • Camp 2
  • Campground 37
  • Cardwell Hill (Crisp-Liddell) 1
  • Cave Protection Area 1
  • Cemetery 11
  • City Beach 1
  • City Forest 1
  • City Green Space 1
  • City Lake 13
  • City Managed Area 3
  • City Natural Area 63
  • City Nature Center/Preserve 3
  • City Park 5
  • City Preserve 6
  • City Preserve or Natural Area 2
  • City Wetland 1
  • Club 69
  • Coastal Preserve 5
  • Coastal Reserve 19
  • College 18
  • Community Center 4
  • Community Garden 3
  • Community Park 2
  • Conservation 3
  • Conservation Area 1753
  • Conservation Area (GADNR) 1
  • Conservation Area State Park 3
  • Conservation Easement 9658
  • Conservation Education Center 1
  • Conservation Land 67
  • Conservation Lands 1
  • Conservation Park 14
  • Conservation Preserve 22
  • Corridor 84
  • Country Club 5
  • County Conservation Land 5
  • County Farm 3
  • County Historic Site 1
  • County Hunting Land 1
  • County Managed Area 148
  • County Natural Area 4
  • County Nature Center/Preserve 1
  • County Park 9
  • County Preserve 5
  • County Preserve or Natural Area 8
  • Critical Habitat Area 16
  • Designated - Recreational 33
  • Designated - Scenic 17
  • Designated - Wild 53
  • DGIF Land Holding 1
  • Dog Hunting Area 8
  • Dog Park 3
  • Easement 1557
  • Ecological Research Center 1
  • Ecological Reserve 148
  • Ecoreserve 1
  • Education Center 1
  • Environmental Center 5
  • Environmental Study Area 1
  • Environmental System 234
  • Estuarine Research Reserve 2
  • Estuary 24
  • Estuary or Marsh 21
  • Evergreen Creek Acquisition 1
  • Experimental Forest 4
  • Experimental Range 1
  • Experimental Research Area 1
  • Fairgrounds 2
  • Farm 1
  • Federal Aviation Administration 1
  • Fee Simple 12
  • Field 50
  • Fields 26
  • Fish And Wildlife Area 23
  • Fish and Wildlife purposes 1
  • Fish Hatchery 6
  • Fishing Access 7
  • Fishing Area 3
  • Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area 18
  • Forest 300
  • Forest Management 10
  • Forest Management Area 3
  • Forest Park 4
  • Forest Preserve 168
  • Forest Reserve 66
  • Fort Bonneville 1
  • Fort Bridger 1
  • Fort Fetterman 1
  • Fort Fred Steele 1
  • Fort Phil Kearny 1
  • Fort Reno 1
  • Future Park 3
  • Game Area 80
  • Game Farm 1
  • Game Field 4
  • Game Preserve 5
  • Game Range 3
  • Game Refuge 33
  • Garden 25
  • Garden Park 2
  • Gardens 29
  • Gardens Park 1
  • Geological Area 2
  • Geothermal Area 1
  • Gila Topminnow 1
  • Golf Course 15
  • Greenbelt 134
  • Greenbelt Park 2
  • Greens 3
  • Greenspace 38
  • Greentree 2
  • Greenway 133
  • Grove 95
  • Habitat 2
  • Habitat Area 46
  • Habitat, NRDAR Settlement 1
  • Handicap Area 2
  • Hart Camp 1
  • Hatchery 3
  • Hawk Springs 1
  • HD Summit 1
  • Heritage Area 4
  • Heritage Conservation 30
  • Heritage Preserve 38
  • Historical Marker 1
  • Historical Site 1
  • Historical Society 4
  • Historic Site 2
  • Historic State Park 1
  • History Museum 1
  • Hunting Lease 1
  • Independence Rock 1
  • Island / Marshland 1
  • Island Reserve 4
  • Izzenhood Ranch 1
  • Jackson Hole Land Trust 1
  • Lagomarsino Wildlife Management Unit 1
  • Lake 770
  • Land And Water Reserve 31
  • Lander Cemetary 1
  • Land Trust Site 1
  • Legend Rock 1
  • Library 1
  • Little Medicine Wheel and Arrow 1
  • Local Conservation Area 2241
  • Local Lake 3
  • Local Land Trust 87
  • Local Land Trust Land 1
  • Local Land Trust Lands 21
  • Local Land Trust Park 3
  • Local Land Trust Preserve 2
  • Local Non-Profit Conservation Area 1
  • Local Other or Unknown 170
  • Local Park 22
  • Local Recreation Area 3
  • Local Resource Management Area 4
  • Lupine Meadows 1
  • Managment Area 1
  • Marina 2
  • Marine Park Addition 1
  • Marine Preserve 2
  • Marine Protected Area 884
  • Marine Reserve 4
  • Maritime Forest 1
  • Memorial Forest 26
  • Memorial Land 19
  • Memorial Parkway 2
  • Memorial Preserve Trust 1
  • Memorial Tract 2
  • Memorial Wildlife Refuge 5
  • Metropark 3
  • Migration Corridor 1
  • Migratory Bird Management Area 1
  • Military Reservation 2
  • Mitigation 52
  • Mitigation Area 88
  • Mitigation Bank 97
  • Mitigation Land 3
  • Mitigation Park 2
  • Mitigation Site 7
  • Monument 6
  • Municipal Forest 1
  • Museum 7
  • Names Hill 1
  • NAP Natural Land 1
  • National Battlefield 2
  • National Conservation Area 19
  • National Estuarine Research Reserve 13
  • National Estuarine Research Reserve / Research 1
  • National Fish Hatchery 6
  • National Forest 10
  • National Historical Park 14
  • National Historic Landmark 3
  • National Historic Site 12
  • National Lakeshore 2
  • National Land Trust Lands 4
  • National Memorial 5
  • National Military Park 2
  • National Monument 113
  • National Monument Wilderness 2
  • National Natural Landmark 18
  • NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARK 1
  • National Park 63
  • National Preserve 17
  • National Recreation Area 7
  • National Recreation River 1
  • National Reserve 1
  • National Scenic Area 1
  • National Scenic River 2
  • National Scenic Riverway 7
  • National Scenic Trail 1
  • National Seashore 11
  • National Volcanic Monument 1
  • National Wild and Scenic River 2
  • National Wildlife Refuge 696
  • National Wild & Scenic River 1
  • Natural Area 1200
  • Natural Area Preserve 55
  • Natural Area Reserve 22
  • Natural Area Site 3
  • Natural Area State Park 1
  • Natural Environment Area 8
  • Natural Heritage Landmark 2
  • Natural History Reservation 2
  • Natural Preserve 11
  • Natural Reserve 17
  • Natural Resource Area 10
  • Natural Resource Management Area 11
  • Natural Resources Conservation Area 32
  • Natural Zone 1
  • Nature Area 116
  • Nature Center 86
  • Nature Center and Planetarium 1
  • Nature Center and Trails 1
  • Nature Center and Wetlands 1
  • Nature Conservancy Fee Land 1
  • Nature Park 47
  • Nature Preserve 1431
  • Nature Reserve 27
  • Nature Sanctuary 55
  • Nature Trail 6
  • NGO Preserve 3
  • NO Hunting 1
  • Non-game 1
  • Non-Governmental Lands 45
  • Non-Governmental Preserve 2
  • Non-Profit Fee Simple Holding 1
  • Non-Profit Fee-Simple Holding 1
  • Non-suitable 4
  • NON TRUST 1
  • No recommendation 9
  • Nursery 1
  • Open Space 811
  • Other 44
  • Other NPS Protected Area 1
  • Other Private Managed Area 3
  • Other State Managed Area 2
  • Other/Unknown 1
  • Outstanding Natural Area 3
  • Oxbow Nature Study Area/Doyle Island 1
  • Park 1029
  • Park and Rookery 1
  • Parkland 61
  • Parks and Rec 3
  • Park Site 6
  • Parkway 13
  • Parkway Mitigation 1
  • Path 13
  • PCL 1088
  • Piedmont Kilns 1
  • Plant Preserve 13
  • Plant Sanctuary 2
  • Platte River Crossing 1
  • Playground 12
  • Pond 445
  • Pool 14
  • Preservation Site 4
  • Preserve 2168
  • Preserve Easement 3
  • Preserve State Park 26
  • Primitive Area 21
  • PRIVATE 8
  • Private Conserrvation 1
  • Private Conservancy 1
  • Private Conservation 3226
  • Private Conservation Land 1161
  • Private Nature Preserve 5
  • Private Preserve 4
  • Private - Restriction Unknown 1
  • Private With Easement or Covenant 1
  • Private Without Easement or Covenant 1
  • Promenade 1
  • Proposed Wilderness 19
  • Protection Area (Administrative) 2
  • Protection Area (National) 4
  • Public Fishing Area 5
  • Rec Complex 1
  • Recommended 1
  • Recommended Wilderness 9
  • Recreation 17
  • Recreation Area 123
  • Recreation Center 5
  • Recreation Facility 1
  • Recreation River 6
  • Red Buttes 1
  • Reforestation Area 1
  • Refuge 88
  • Regional (Metro District) Natural Area 3
  • Regional Open Space 1
  • Regional Park 11
  • Regional Preserve 3
  • Registered Natural Area 1
  • Research Area 11
  • Research Center 3
  • Research Center / Fish Hatchery 1
  • Research Farm 2
  • Research Forest 1
  • Research Natural Area 534
  • Research or Educational Area 1
  • Research Station 3
  • Research Station and Land Conservancy 1
  • Reservation 171
  • Reserve 259
  • Reserve Program 2342
  • Reservoir 67
  • Resort 1
  • Resource Management Area 2
  • Restoration Area 3
  • Restoration Site 1
  • Restricted Area 3
  • Restrictive Covenant (DOD/DOE) 36
  • Rifle Range 1
  • Riparian 1
  • Riparian Area management 2
  • Riparian & Big Game Habitat 3
  • Riparian Habitat 2
  • River Corridor 15
  • Riverway 3
  • Road Mitigation 7
  • Road Monitor 2
  • Sanctuary 223
  • Sanctuary Natural Area 1
  • Satellite Center 1
  • Scenic Area 12
  • Scenic Corridor 1
  • SCENIC EASEMENT 23
  • Scenic Reserve 28
  • Scenic River 25
  • School 49
  • Schools 1
  • Scientific And Natural Area 1
  • Scout Camp 4
  • Seabird Sanctuary 38
  • Senior Center 1
  • Shoreline 15
  • Sinks Canyon 1
  • Ski Area 1
  • Small Game Habitat 2
  • Snowstorm Wildlife Management Unit 1
  • Soccer Complex 1
  • South Pass City 1
  • South Pass City / Edness K Wilkins 1
  • Species Preservation 1
  • Sports Complex 1
  • Stage Station 2
  • State Buffer Preserve 1
  • State Conservation Area 196
  • State Conservation Area or Park 85
  • State Conservation Land 3
  • State Farm 1
  • State Forest 286
  • State Forest Nursery 2
  • State Forest Preserve 20
  • State Game Land 2
  • State Game Sanctuary 2
  • State Habitat Area 27
  • State Historical Park 2
  • State Historic Site 32
  • State Lands 9
  • State Marine Park 33
  • State Multiple Use Area 11
  • State Natural Area 235
  • State Natural Area (GADNR) 5
  • State Natural Area Preserve 68
  • State Natural Site 11
  • State Nature Preserve 54
  • State Other or Unknown 2
  • State Owned Tidal Lands 1
  • State Park 597
  • State Park And Historic Site 1
  • State Park Trail 2
  • State Preserve 79
  • State Range Area 2
  • State Recreation Area 48
  • State Research Area 15
  • State Reserve 8
  • State Resource Management Area 68
  • State Seabird Sanctuary 1
  • State Trust Lands 2
  • State Unique Area 1
  • State University Managed Area 15
  • State Wayside 1
  • State Wilderness 4
  • State Wildlife Area 171
  • State Wildlife Management Area 2124
  • State Wildlife Reserve/Management Area 134
  • State Wild or Scenic River 43
  • Still Hunting Area 9
  • Streamside Zone Withdrawal 15
  • Surge Plain 1
  • Tennis Courts 1
  • Theater 1
  • Tidal Marsh 1
  • Tidelands 4
  • Tnc Conservation Easement 1
  • Tnc Easement 1
  • TNC Preserve 1
  • Tot Lot 3
  • Town Forest 23
  • Track 4
  • Trail 130
  • Trail Corridor 15
  • Trail Easement 3
  • Trail End 1
  • Trail Park 7
  • Trails 15
  • Trails Park 2
  • Treatment Facility 1
  • Treatment Plant 2
  • Trust Land 1
  • Underwater Park 1
  • Unique Area 30
  • University Biological Preserve 1
  • University System of Georgia Board of Regents (BOR) 8
  • Unknown 21
  • Unspecified Water Management Land 1
  • Urban Preserve 2
  • Utility Dist 1
  • Utility District 1
  • Viewpoint 1
  • Wagon Box 1
  • Water Body 1
  • Water District 4
  • Waterfowl 4
  • Waterfowl Habitat 1
  • Waterfowl Management Area 6
  • Waterfowl Production Area 455
  • Waterfront Park 1
  • Watershed 83
  • Watershed Management Area 1
  • Watershed Preserve 6
  • Watershed Protection 309
  • Watershed Protection Area 31
  • Watersheds 4
  • Watershed & Utility Lands 1
  • Water Works 2
  • Wetland 121
  • wetland and fishing location 1
  • Wetland Area 6
  • Wetland Mitigation Bank 3
  • Wetland Preserve 22
  • Wetland Preserve Tract 1
  • Wetlands 182
  • Wetlands Bank 1
  • Wetlands Park 3
  • Wetlands Preserve 20
  • Wild and Scenic River 184
  • Wild Area 20
  • Wild Bird Sanctuary 2
  • Wilderness 504
  • Wilderness Area 392
  • Wilderness Park 29
  • Wilderness Preserve 11
  • Wilderness State Park 1
  • Wilderness Study Area 528
  • Wildflower Sanctuary 1
  • Wild Forest 52
  • Wildife Habitat Area 1
  • Wildlife and Environmental Area 9
  • Wildlife And Fish Refuge 4
  • Wildlife And Natural Area 2
  • Wildlife Area 997
  • Wildlife Area Complex 19
  • Wildlife Center 2
  • Wildlife Conservation Easement 1
  • Wildlife Corridor 10
  • Wildlife Habitat 14
  • Wildlife Habitat Area 28
  • Wildlife Habitat Management Area 57
  • Wildlife Habitat Protection Area 1
  • Wildlife Management Area 1739
  • Wildlife Management Area and Public Fishing Area 1
  • Wildlife Management Area Other 5
  • Wildlife Park 1
  • Wildlife Preserve 58
  • Wildlife Preserve & Park 1
  • Wildlife/Recreation Management Area 1
  • Wildlife Refuge 87
  • Wildlife Reserve 11
  • Wildlife Sanctuaries 1
  • Wildlife Sanctuary 177
  • Wildlife Santuary 1
  • Wildlife State Park 1
  • Wild River 5
  • Wild & Scenic River Corridor 4
  • Winter Range And Wildlife Refuge 2
  • Wooded Lot 91
  • Zoological Area 3

Regional designations

4
  • Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention) 4

International designations

93
  • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 37
  • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 43
  • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 13

Other designations

0

    United States of America Protected Areas

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    citation

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