Guinea vs United States: Annual change in forest area
Guinea
-66,998 hectares
in 2025
United States
-72,000 hectares
in 2025
Guinea rank
210th
United States rank
211th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Guinea
- United States
How they compare
Guinea currently reports -66,998 hectares against -72,000 hectares in United States, a difference of 5,002 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Guinea ranks 210th and United States ranks 211th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -66,997 hectares | 108,600 hectares | 175,597 hectares | United States |
| 2000s | -66,997 hectares | 477,420 hectares | 544,417 hectares | United States |
| 2010s | -66,997 hectares | 122,140 hectares | 189,137 hectares | United States |
| 2020s | -66,998 hectares | -88,000 hectares | 21,002 hectares | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Guinea or United States?
- Guinea, at -66,998 hectares against -72,000 hectares in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Guinea and United States?
- 5,002 hectares, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and United States rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Guinea ranks 210th and United States ranks 211th 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.