Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Deforestation embedded in trade
Guinea
-824.28 hectares
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
-585.91 hectares
in 2023
Guinea rank
145th
Guinea-Bissau rank
144th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports -585.91 hectares against -824.28 hectares in Guinea, a difference of 238.37 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 145th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 607.98 hectares | -208.9 hectares | 816.88 hectares | Guinea |
| 2010s | -2,368 hectares | -585.36 hectares | 1,782 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | -3,224 hectares | -871.29 hectares | 2,353 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at -585.91 hectares against -824.28 hectares in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 238.37 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Guinea ranks 145th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries β the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.