Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Guyana

Protected areas in Guyana in 2025 — 5.1%. Ranked 144 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2025 5.1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 144of 213
Period maximum 5.3%2013
Period minimum 5.1%2024

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Guyana, 2013–202555.15.25.320132015201720192021202320252013: 5.3%2014: 5.3%2015: 5.3%2016: 5.3%2017: 5.3%2018: 5.3%2019: 5.2%2020: 5.2%2021: 5.2%2022: 5.2%2023: 5.2%2024: 5.1%2025: 5.1%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guyana

Guyana 5.1%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.1 +0 pp
2024 5.1 −0.1 pp
2023 5.2 +0 pp
2022 5.2 +0 pp
2021 5.2 +0 pp
2020 5.2 +0 pp
2019 5.2 −0.1 pp
2018 5.3 +0 pp
2017 5.3 +0 pp
2016 5.3 +0 pp
2015 5.3 +0 pp
2014 5.3 +0 pp
2013 5.3

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.