Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Guiana
French Guiana: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 99.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Guiana, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Guiana is 99.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Guiana peaked at 99.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2000.
French Guiana ranks 7th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.9% | — |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +99.6% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8% | 49.9% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 5 Niger 99.9% compare
- 6 Guadeloupe 99.8% compare
- 8 Bulgaria 99.5% compare
- 9 Martinique 99.4% compare
- 10 Liechtenstein 98.5% compare
More environment data for French Guiana
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.71 °C (2025)
- Country area — Area 8,366 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 17.87 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.31 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 3.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 400 t (2001)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Guiana?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Guiana was 99.6% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2000.
- How does French Guiana rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- French Guiana ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).