Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 30.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 30.4% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 30.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 52nd out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.4% | — |
| 2000 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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- 54 Georgia 29.4% compare
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More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 44.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 49.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guinea-Bissau?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guinea-Bissau was 30.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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