Guinea vs Malawi: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Guinea
-1.4%
in 2025
Malawi
-2.1%
in 2025
Guinea rank
220th
Malawi rank
223rd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Guinea
- Malawi
How they compare
Guinea currently reports -1.4% against -2.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 220th and Malawi ranks 223rd of 228 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.0% | -1.3% | 0.3% | Guinea |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -1.5% | 0.4% | Guinea |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -1.7% | 0.5% | Guinea |
| 2020s | -1.3% | -2.0% | 0.6% | Guinea |
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 Malawi?
- Guinea, at -1.4% against -2.1% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Guinea and Malawi?
- 0.7%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Guinea ranks 220th and Malawi ranks 223rd 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.