Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Guadeloupe, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guadeloupe recorded 82.0% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Guadeloupe peaked at 82.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2000.
That places Guadeloupe 27th out of 238 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 58.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Guadeloupe
- Forest area 75,600 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 270 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.4% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.4% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 270 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 25,272 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 3.89 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 9.3 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 22,768 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Guadeloupe?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Guadeloupe was 82.0% 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 Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2000.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Guadeloupe ranks 27th out of 238 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guadeloupe 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 (%)