Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 1.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea, 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea is 1.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2016.
That places Equatorial Guinea 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.1% | — |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea was 1.8% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2016.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.