Kuwait, West Asia
Number of Protected areas
39
0 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
97% Polygons
3% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 1 |
For National designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 2 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
17.5% coverage
3,048 km2 Land Area Protected
17,418 km2 Total Land Area
20% 5th National Report Coverage
10.66% with management effectiveness evaluation
325.01945 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
1.48% coverage
176 km2 Marine Area Protected
11,896 km2 Total Marine Area
3% 5th National Report Coverage
0.46% with management effectiveness evaluation
0.803143 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 | 2.56 |
IV | 9 | 23.08 |
V | 11 | 28.21 |
Not Reported | 18 | 46.15 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 2 | 5.13 | |
Not Reported | 28 | 71.79 | |
Government-delegated management | 3 | 7.69 | |
Joint governance | 6 | 15.38 |
National designations
3
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Natural Reserve | 21 |
Coral Reef Area | 16 |
Fenced Area | 1 |
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
1
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1 |