Share of land area that is protected in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of land area that is protected was 19.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land area that is protected in Equatorial Guinea, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Equatorial Guinea stood at 19.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected 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.
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 reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of land area that is protected in Equatorial Guinea was 19.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 94th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected 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 WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.