Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Equatorial Guinea is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 1 Bouvet Island 100.0% compare
- 1 Cocos Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 100.0% compare
- 1 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 100.0% compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0335 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.349 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Equatorial Guinea was 100.0% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)