Americas vs Equatorial Guinea: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Americas
42.2%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
85.8%
in 2025
Americas rank
11th
Equatorial Guinea rank
8th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Americas
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 85.8% against 42.2% in Americas, a difference of 43.6%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.0 times Americas's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 8th of 35 groups.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 96.2% | 49.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 93.2% | 48.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 89.5% | 46.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 86.5% | 44.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Americas or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 85.8% against 42.2% in Americas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Americas and Equatorial Guinea?
- 43.6%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Equatorial Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Americas ranks 11th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 8th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.