Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Guinea-Bissau
4,696 hectares
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
5,420 hectares
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
52nd
Papua New Guinea rank
51st

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,420 hectares against 4,696 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 723.2 hectares.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 187 countries.

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About this data

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

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