Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in French Guiana
French Guiana: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 54.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in French Guiana, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in French Guiana stood at 54.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in French Guiana peaked at 54.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2000.
That places French Guiana 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 50.4% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 53.7% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 6 |
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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 marine key biodiversity areas in French Guiana?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in French Guiana was 54.3% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- How does French Guiana rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- French Guiana ranks 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine 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 flat.
- 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 marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).