Guinea vs Madagascar: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Guinea
1.3%
in 2020
Madagascar
1.3%
in 2020
Guinea rank
12th
Madagascar rank
13th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Guinea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 12th and Madagascar ranks 13th of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Guinea or Madagascar?
- Guinea, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Madagascar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Guinea and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Madagascar?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Guinea ranks 12th and Madagascar ranks 13th of 105 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.