Polar
Number of Countries
5
Number of Protected areas
35
3 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
58% Polygons
4% Points
Number of sources
| For International designations | 4 |
| For National designations | 5 |
| TOTAL | 9 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
68.13% coverage
894,439 km2 Land Area Protected
2,166,285 km2 Total Land Area
Area marine
36.3% coverage
3,108,820 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 | 8 | 22.0 |
| II | 1 | 2.0 |
| III | 3 | 8.0 |
| IV | 2 | 5.0 |
| V | 1 | 2.0 |
| VI | 1 | 2.0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Nature Reserve | 12 |
| National Park | 1 |
| National Nature Reserve | 1 |
| Biotope Protection Order | 1 |
| Marine Protected Area | 1 |
| Commonwealth Marine Reserve | 1 |
| Marine Nature Park | 1 |
Regional designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|