Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 19.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Equatorial Guinea is 19.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 23.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 94th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23.3% | — |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 19.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 19.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.3% | 23.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.0% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Equatorial Guinea?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Equatorial Guinea was 19.0% 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 protected areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 94th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.