Share of land area that is protected in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of land area that is protected was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Guinea-Bissau, 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
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Guinea-Bissau is 26.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 27.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2013.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th of 213 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.
Share of land area that is protected in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.2% | — |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +57.5% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 26.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 26.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 26.2% | 27.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of land area that is protected in Guinea-Bissau was 26.2% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.