Americas vs Guinea-Bissau: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Americas
42.2%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
74.7%
in 2025
Americas rank
11th
Guinea-Bissau rank
14th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Americas
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 74.7% against 42.2% in Americas, a difference of 32.5%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.8 times Americas's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th of 35 groups.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 80.3% | 33.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 78.5% | 33.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 76.6% | 33.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 75.0% | 32.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 74.7% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- 32.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Guinea-Bissau?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Americas ranks 11th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th 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.