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Protected areas - Nature Diversity Act, Svalbard Environmental Protection and the Act of Jan Mayen. By amount, count and proportions, 31.December123
2017
The main land
Svalbard og Jan Mayen
Protected area (km²)
Number of protected areas
Proportion of total area
Protected area (km²)
Number of protected areas
Proportion of total area
1Jan Mayen consist of one nature reserves of 375 km2
2Mainland of Norway including islands, but excluding Svalbard and Jan Mayen
3Some protected areas belong to several protection categories. Total protected area is therefore smaller than sum protected area for the four categories