Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 13.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau stood at 13.2%.
The figure is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 13.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2013.
That places Guinea-Bissau 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.3% | — |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.3% | 11.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guinea-Bissau was 13.2% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.