Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Congo

6,340 hectares

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau

4,696 hectares

in 2024

Congo rank

50th

Guinea-Bissau rank

52nd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Congo currently reports 6,340 hectares against 4,696 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1,643 hectares.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 50th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.