Terrestrial protected areas in Guinea
Guinea: Terrestrial protected areas was 42.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in 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
Guinea recorded 42.6% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Guinea peaked at 42.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2013.
That places Guinea 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.7% | — |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 42.6% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.8% | 30.7% | 35.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 35.8% | 42.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 5 Liechtenstein 44.8% compare
- 6 Bulgaria 44.3% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.5% compare
- 9 Hong Kong, China 42.0% compare
- 10 Greenland 41.9% compare
- 11 Zambia 41.3% compare
More climate change data for Guinea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,342 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,691 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,651 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 273.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 539.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 112.63 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Guinea?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Guinea was 42.6% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2013.
- How does Guinea rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Guinea ranks 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.