Polar
Number of Countries
5
Number of Protected areas
35
3 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
94% Polygons
6% Points
Number of sources
| For International designations | 4 |
| For National designations | 5 |
| TOTAL | 9 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
85.58% coverage
897,906 km2 Land Area Protected
2,166,285 km2 Total Land Area
Area marine
33.99% coverage
2,941,267 km2 Marine Area Protected
6,844,121 km2 Total Marine Area
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.
IUCN Management categories
| Management categories | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ia | 2 | 5.0 |
| Ib | 7 | 20.0 |
| II | 1 | 2.0 |
| III | 3 | 8.0 |
| IV | 2 | 5.0 |
| V | 1 | 2.0 |
| VI | 2 | 5.0 |
| Not Reported | 14 | 40.0 |
| Not Applicable | 3 | 8.0 |
Governance types
| Name | Governance type | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal or national ministry or agency | 17 | 48.0 | |
| Not Reported | 18 | 51.0 |
Countries & territories
Countries & territories
National designations
7
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| Marine Nature Park | 1 |
| Biotope Protection Order | 1 |
| National Nature Reserve | 1 |
| Marine Protected Area | 1 |
| National Park | 1 |
| Commonwealth Marine Reserve | 1 |
| Nature Reserve | 12 |
Regional designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|