Guinea vs Madagascar: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Guinea
-1.4%
in 2025
Madagascar
-1.3%
in 2025
Guinea rank
220th
Madagascar rank
219th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Guinea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -1.3% against -1.4% in Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.
Guinea ranks 220th and Madagascar ranks 219th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.0% | -0.5% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -0.8% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -1.2% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 2020s | -1.3% | -1.2% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
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, Guinea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -1.3% against -1.4% in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Guinea and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Guinea ranks 220th and Madagascar ranks 219th 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
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.