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 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2025
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 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, 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 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.5%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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% | 6 |
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (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 2025, 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 240 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 (%).