Colombia vs Guinea-Bissau: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Colombia
-0.2%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
-0.2%
in 2025
Colombia rank
177th
Guinea-Bissau rank
174th

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

  • Colombia
  • Guinea-Bissau
-0.4-0.3-0.2199120082025

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Colombia ranks 177th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th of 228 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4% -0.2% 0.2% Guinea-Bissau
2000s -0.2% -0.2% 0.0% Guinea-Bissau
2010s -0.2% -0.2% 0.0% Guinea-Bissau
2020s -0.2% -0.2% 0.0% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Colombia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Colombia and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guinea-Bissau?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
Colombia ranks 177th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th of 228 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 as a share of 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 as a share of forest area
Unit
%
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
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.