Guinea vs Iceland: Annual forest expansion
Guinea
1,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Iceland
960 hectares per year
in 2020
Guinea rank
61st
Iceland rank
62nd
Annual forest expansion over time
- Guinea
- Iceland
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1,000 hectares per year against 960 hectares per year in Iceland, a difference of 40 hectares per year.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 61st and Iceland ranks 62nd of 110 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,110 hectares per year | 1,430 hectares per year | 680 hectares per year | Guinea |
| 2000s | 2,110 hectares per year | 1,650 hectares per year | 460 hectares per year | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,995 hectares per year | 795 hectares per year | 1,200 hectares per year | Guinea |
| 2020s | 1,000 hectares per year | 960 hectares per year | 40 hectares per year | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Guinea or Iceland?
- Guinea, at 1,000 hectares per year against 960 hectares per year in Iceland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Guinea and Iceland?
- 40 hectares per year, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Iceland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Guinea and Iceland rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Guinea ranks 61st and Iceland ranks 62nd of 110 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 forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).