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 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.

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: 07 August 2026

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