Canada vs Guinea: Annual afforestation
Canada
1,430 hectares per year
in 2020
Guinea
1,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Canada rank
43rd
Guinea rank
45th
Annual afforestation over time
- Canada
- Guinea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,430 hectares per year against 1,000 hectares per year in Guinea, a difference of 430 hectares per year.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 43rd and Guinea ranks 45th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,330 hectares per year | 2,110 hectares per year | 5,220 hectares per year | Canada |
| 2000s | 2,680 hectares per year | 2,110 hectares per year | 570 hectares per year | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,100 hectares per year | 1,995 hectares per year | 895 hectares per year | Guinea |
| 2020s | 1,430 hectares per year | 1,000 hectares per year | 430 hectares per year | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Canada or Guinea?
- Canada, at 1,430 hectares per year against 1,000 hectares per year in Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Canada and Guinea?
- 430 hectares per year, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Guinea rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Canada ranks 43rd and Guinea ranks 45th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.