Guinea-Bissau vs South Korea: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Guinea-Bissau
-4,238 hectares
in 2025
South Korea
-3,774 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th
South Korea rank
177th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -3,774 hectares against -4,238 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 464 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and South Korea ranks 177th of 235 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,027 hectares | -7,500 hectares | 2,473 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | -4,459 hectares | -8,760 hectares | 4,301 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | -4,254 hectares | -9,010 hectares | 4,756 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | -4,238 hectares | -4,445 hectares | 207.03 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Guinea-Bissau or South Korea?
- South Korea, at -3,774 hectares against -4,238 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Guinea-Bissau and South Korea?
- 464 hectares, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Korea rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and South Korea ranks 177th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.