Algeria, Africa
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Number of Protected areas
78
8
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
15%
Polygons85%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 6 |
For National designations | 1 |
For Regional designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 8 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
7.5%
coverage174,219 km2
Land Area Protected2,324,459 km2
Total Land Area82.83%
with management effectiveness evaluation144,306.4858 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
0.09%
coverage110 km2
Marine Area Protected128,993 km2
Total Marine Area0.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation0.0 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 | 5 | 6.41 |
II | 11 | 14.1 |
Not Reported | 53 | 67.95 |
Not Applicable | 7 | 8.97 |
Not Assigned | 2 | 2.56 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 18 | 23.08 | |
Not Reported | 60 | 76.92 |
National designations
5
Categories | Count |
---|---|
National Park | 9 |
Nature Reserve | 4 |
Marine Nature Reserve | 1 |
Hunting Reserve | 3 |
Cultural Park | 2 |
Regional designations
1
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention) | 2 |
International designations
3
Categories | Count |
---|---|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 6 |
World Heritage Site | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 50 |