Estonia vs Guinea: Annual afforestation
Estonia
970 hectares per year
in 2020
Guinea
1,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Estonia rank
46th
Guinea rank
45th
Annual afforestation over time
- Estonia
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1,000 hectares per year against 970 hectares per year in Estonia, a difference of 30 hectares per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Estonia ranks 46th and Guinea ranks 45th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 630 hectares per year | 2,110 hectares per year | 1,480 hectares per year | Guinea |
| 2000s | 2,480 hectares per year | 2,110 hectares per year | 370 hectares per year | Estonia |
| 2010s | 5,760 hectares per year | 1,995 hectares per year | 3,765 hectares per year | Estonia |
| 2020s | 970 hectares per year | 1,000 hectares per year | 30 hectares per year | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Estonia or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 1,000 hectares per year against 970 hectares per year in Estonia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Estonia and Guinea?
- 30 hectares per year, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Estonia and Guinea rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Estonia ranks 46th 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.