Guinea-Bissau vs Niger: Annual change in forest area
Guinea-Bissau
-4,238 hectares
in 2025
Niger
-4,920 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th
Niger rank
182nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Niger
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports -4,238 hectares against -4,920 hectares in Niger, a difference of 682 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and Niger ranks 182nd 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 | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,027 hectares | -61,690 hectares | 56,663 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | -4,459 hectares | -17,347 hectares | 12,888 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | -4,254 hectares | -12,420 hectares | 8,166 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | -4,238 hectares | -6,170 hectares | 1,932 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 Niger?
- Guinea-Bissau, at -4,238 hectares against -4,920 hectares in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Guinea-Bissau and Niger?
- 682 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Niger rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and Niger ranks 182nd 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
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.