El Salvador, Latin America & Caribbean
Number of Protected areas
168
23 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
91% Polygons
9% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 3 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
8.78% coverage
1,806 km2 Land Area Protected
20,573 km2 Total Land Area
4% 5th National Report Coverage
0.41% with management effectiveness evaluation
84.110066 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
0.71% coverage
665 km2 Marine Area Protected
94,238 km2 Total Marine Area
0.22% with management effectiveness evaluation
206.773048 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. Download the country's latest national report (pdf)
IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
II | 1 | 0.6 |
Not Reported | 165 | 98.21 |
Not Applicable | 2 | 1.19 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Not Reported | 168 | 100.0 |
National designations
5
Categories | Count |
---|---|
National Park | 8 |
Protected Area | 54 |
Protected Area with Managed Resources | 1 |
Natural Area | 92 |
Habitat Management Area | 4 |
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 2 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 7 |