Guatemala, Latin America & Caribbean
Number of Protected areas
259
32 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
99% Polygons
1% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 3 |
For National designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 4 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
20.05% coverage
22,039 km2 Land Area Protected
109,922 km2 Total Land Area
31% 5th National Report Coverage
51.97% with management effectiveness evaluation
11,453.61015 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
0.9% coverage
1,065 km2 Marine Area Protected
118,336 km2 Total Marine Area
96.4% with management effectiveness evaluation
1,026.827 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 | 13 | 5.02 |
III | 13 | 5.02 |
IV | 31 | 11.97 |
V | 125 | 48.26 |
VI | 6 | 2.32 |
Not Reported | 68 | 26.25 |
Not Applicable | 3 | 1.16 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 65 | 25.1 | |
Not Reported | 19 | 7.34 | |
Local communities | 1 | 0.39 | |
Collaborative governance | 6 | 2.32 | |
Government-delegated management | 2 | 0.77 | |
Joint governance | 37 | 14.29 | |
Non-profit organisations | 29 | 11.2 | |
Sub-national ministry or agency | 36 | 13.9 | |
For-profit organisations | 29 | 11.2 | |
Individual landowners | 35 | 13.51 |
National designations
16
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
3
Categories | Count |
---|---|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 2 |
World Heritage Site | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 7 |