[1] Of the 55 national parks, 6 are World Heritage Sites, 9 are part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves[2] and 5 are wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar convention.
Around 9% of the Indonesia surface are national parks (less than the 25% of Germany or the 33% of France).
In a major expansion in 2004, nine more new national parks were created, raising the total number to 50.
[5] 3 more National Parks in Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Bangka Island were added in 2016.
Moyo Satonda was added in 2022, becoming the youngest National Park in Indonesia.