Spain, Europe
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Number of Protected areas
4,052
220
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
99%
Polygons1%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 10 |
For National designations | 1 |
For Regional designations | 3 |
TOTAL | 14 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
28.0%
coverage142,297 km2
Land Area Protected507,013 km2
Total Land Area10.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation13,574.0 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
8.0%
coverage84,225 km2
Marine Area Protected1,005,717 km2
Total Marine Area1.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation657.0 km2
Area AssessedWarning: 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
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
Ia | 13 | 0.32 |
Ib | 61 | 1.51 |
II | 97 | 2.39 |
III | 271 | 6.69 |
IV | 187 | 4.62 |
V | 315 | 7.77 |
VI | 53 | 1.31 |
Not Reported | 176 | 4.34 |
Not Applicable | 59 | 1.46 |
Not Assigned | 2820 | 69.6 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 112 | 2.76 | |
Not Reported | 77 | 1.9 | |
Local communities | 2 | 0.05 | |
Collaborative governance | 13 | 0.32 | |
Sub-national ministry or agency | 3848 | 94.97 |
National designations
42
Regional designations
International designations
3