Chile vs Guinea-Bissau: Annual change in forest area

Chile
-4,884 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
-4,238 hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
181st
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Chile
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports -4,238 hectares against -4,884 hectares in Chile, a difference of 646 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 181st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1990s 61,364 hectares -5,027 hectares 66,391 hectares Chile
2000s 61,363 hectares -4,459 hectares 65,822 hectares Chile
2010s 21,562 hectares -4,254 hectares 25,815 hectares Chile
2020s -5,096 hectares -4,238 hectares 857.64 hectares Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Chile or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at -4,238 hectares against -4,884 hectares in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Chile and Guinea-Bissau?
646 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guinea-Bissau?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Chile and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Chile ranks 181st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.