Sweden, Europe
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Number of Protected areas
19,101
12
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
100%
Polygons0%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 6 |
For National designations | 1 |
For Regional designations | 3 |
TOTAL | 10 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
14.88%
coverage66,878 km2
Land Area Protected449,390 km2
Total Land Area15.77%
with management effectiveness evaluation10,548.05226 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
15.21%
coverage23,577 km2
Marine Area Protected154,980 km2
Total Marine Area4.58%
with management effectiveness evaluation1,079.942175 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 | 2896 | 15.16 |
Ib | 159 | 0.83 |
II | 23 | 0.12 |
III | 315 | 1.65 |
IV | 1280 | 6.7 |
V | 310 | 1.62 |
Not Reported | 4624 | 24.21 |
Not Applicable | 21 | 0.11 |
Not Assigned | 9473 | 49.59 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 18988 | 99.41 | |
Not Reported | 103 | 0.54 | |
Collaborative governance | 10 | 0.05 |
National designations
7
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Others | 101 |
Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary | 998 |
Habitat Protection Area | 7521 |
National Park | 29 |
Nature Reserve | 4360 |
Nature Conservation Area | 91 |
Natural Monument | 1356 |
Regional designations
International designations
3
Categories | Count |
---|---|
World Heritage Site | 2 |
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 5 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 68 |