Terrestrial protected areas in Guinea-Bissau
Protected areas covered 26.2% of the land area of Guinea-Bissau in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau, 2025
26.2%
Change from 2024
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World, 2025
16.5%
Position in 2025
57th of 213
Terrestrial protected areas in Guinea-Bissau over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guinea-Bissau | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.2% | 16.5% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | 16.4% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | 16.1% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | 15.9% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | 15.8% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | 15.1% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | 15.0% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | 15.1% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | 14.9% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | 15.0% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | 15.2% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | 15.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16.2%, the figure has changed by +10.0 percentage points.
- Among the 213 countries with data for 2025, Guinea-Bissau has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 16.5%.