Marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Marine protected areas was 9.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau is 9.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 10.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2013.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 53rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.5% | — |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 50 Isle of Man 10.8% compare
- 51 Croatia 9.3% compare
- 52 Canada 9.2% compare
- 54 American Samoa 8.7% compare
- 55 Bangladesh 8.6% compare
- 55 Cyprus 8.6% compare
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau?
- Marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau was 9.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for marine protected areas?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.