Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guyana
Guyana: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 5.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guyana, 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 Guyana stood at 5.1%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guyana peaked at 5.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2024.
That places Guyana 144th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.3% | — |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 142 Indonesia 5.2% compare
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- 144 Sierra Leone 5.1% compare
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.8% compare
More climate change data for Guyana
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 466.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,013 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 121.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 891.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4587 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 31.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guyana?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Guyana was 5.1% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Guyana ranks 144th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana 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.