Terrestrial protected areas in Guyana
Guyana: Terrestrial protected areas was 8.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Guyana is 8.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Guyana peaked at 8.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 164th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Terrestrial protected areas in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.7% | — |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 6 |
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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 protected areas in Guyana?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Guyana was 8.4% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Guyana ranks 164th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 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.