Share of forest area within protected areas in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of forest area within protected areas was 23.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Equatorial Guinea is 23.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 23.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 74th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -53.6% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +115.7% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 23.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 23.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.0% | 23.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Equatorial Guinea was 23.7% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).