Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
-0.2%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
-0.2%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
174th
Guinea-Bissau rank
173rd

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Guinea-Bissau
-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199120082025

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 174th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd of 227 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4% -0.2% 0.2% Guinea-Bissau
2000s -0.4% -0.2% 0.2% Guinea-Bissau
2010s -0.5% -0.2% 0.3% 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 vs. gdp per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 174th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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 vs. GDP per capita
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
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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