Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Annual change in forest area
Guinea
-66,998 hectares
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-53,000 hectares
in 2025
Guinea rank
210th
Zimbabwe rank
208th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -53,000 hectares against -66,998 hectares in Guinea, a difference of 13,998 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 210th and Zimbabwe ranks 208th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -66,997 hectares | -105,719 hectares | 38,722 hectares | Guinea |
| 2000s | -66,997 hectares | -105,719 hectares | 38,722 hectares | Guinea |
| 2010s | -66,997 hectares | -62,138 hectares | 4,859 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -66,998 hectares | -53,222 hectares | 13,776 hectares | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -53,000 hectares against -66,998 hectares in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 13,998 hectares, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Guinea ranks 210th and Zimbabwe ranks 208th 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.