Terrestrial protected areas in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Terrestrial protected areas was 19 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 213 countries
All-time high
23.3
in 2013
All-time low
19
in 2024
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Equatorial Guinea, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Equatorial Guinea stood at 19. 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, terrestrial protected areas in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 23.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19, 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 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 19 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 19 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 | 21.01 | 19.3 | 23.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.2 | 19 | 19.3 | 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 terrestrial protected areas in Equatorial Guinea?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Equatorial Guinea was 19 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- 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 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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