Guinea-Bissau vs Korea, Rep.: Annual change in forest area

Guinea-Bissau
-4,238 hectares
in 2025
Korea, Rep.
-3,774 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th
Korea, Rep. rank
177th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Korea, Rep.
-10.0k-8.0k-6.0k-4.0k199120082025

How they compare

Korea, Rep. currently reports -3,774 hectares against -4,238 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 464 hectares.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and Korea, Rep. ranks 177th of 235 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Korea, Rep. Difference Ahead
1990s -5,027 hectares -7,500 hectares 2,473 hectares Guinea-Bissau
2000s -4,459 hectares -8,760 hectares 4,301 hectares Guinea-Bissau
2010s -4,254 hectares -9,010 hectares 4,756 hectares Guinea-Bissau
2020s -4,238 hectares -4,445 hectares 207.03 hectares Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Guinea-Bissau or Korea, Rep.?
Korea, Rep., at -3,774 hectares against -4,238 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Guinea-Bissau and Korea, Rep.?
464 hectares, with Korea, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Korea, Rep.?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Korea, Rep. rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and Korea, Rep. ranks 177th 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.