China, Asia & Pacific

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Number of Protected areas

120

19

with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

63%

Polygons

37%

Points

Number of sources

For International designations 6
For National designations 6
TOTAL 12

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

16.0%

coverage

1,461,511 km2

Land Area Protected

9,361,609 km2

Total Land Area

14.0%

with management effectiveness evaluation

200,413.0 km2

Area Assessed

Area marine

5.0%

coverage

47,496 km2

Marine Area Protected

878,364 km2

Total Marine Area

2.0%

with management effectiveness evaluation

833.0 km2

Area Assessed

Warning: 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.

Part of the protected areas dataset for China is restricted.

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 4 3.33
Ib 3 2.5
IV 2 1.67
VI 18 15.0
Not Reported 48 40.0
Not Applicable 45 37.5

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 8 6.67
Not Reported 112 93.33

Related countries & territories

Child countries & territories

Name Code
Hong Kong HKG
Macau MAC

National designations

2

Categories Count
Protected Area 1
Scenic Area 18

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

3

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 29
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 16
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 56