Marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Marine protected areas was 0.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 2024
All-time low
0.2
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.3. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2013.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 126th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2 | — |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.95, 32% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7, 43% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2333 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5218 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.4882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea?
- Marine protected areas in Equatorial Guinea was 0.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for marine protected areas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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