Iceland, Europe
Number of Protected areas
128
2 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
98% Polygons
2% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 1 |
For Regional designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 4 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
19.5% coverage
19,952 km2 Land Area Protected
102,302 km2 Total Land Area
0.65% with management effectiveness evaluation
660.869357 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
0.38% coverage
2,864 km2 Marine Area Protected
752,784 km2 Total Marine Area
0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation
31.664754 km2 Area Assessed
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IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
Ia | 2 | 1.56 |
Ib | 2 | 1.56 |
II | 3 | 2.34 |
III | 41 | 32.03 |
IV | 22 | 17.19 |
V | 29 | 22.66 |
VI | 13 | 10.16 |
Not Reported | 15 | 11.72 |
Not Applicable | 1 | 0.78 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 112 | 87.5 | |
Not Reported | 7 | 5.47 | |
Collaborative governance | 9 | 7.03 |
National designations
6
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Nature Reserve | 38 |
National Park | 3 |
Natural Monument | 42 |
Conservation Area | 2 |
Public Recreation Area Or Country Park | 23 |
Habitat Protection | 4 |
Regional designations
1
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 9 |
International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 6 |