Guinea vs Nicaragua: Forest area
Guinea
4.86 million hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua
4.78 million hectares
in 2025
Guinea rank
72nd
Nicaragua rank
74th
Forest area over time
- Guinea
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 4.86 million hectares against 4.78 million hectares in Nicaragua, a difference of 76,610 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 235 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.90 million hectares | 6.65 million hectares | 248,763 hectares | Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.23 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 571,994 hectares | Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.56 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 547,815 hectares | Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.02 million hectares | 4.84 million hectares | 188,790 hectares | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Guinea or Nicaragua?
- Guinea, at 4.86 million hectares against 4.78 million hectares in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Guinea and Nicaragua?
- 76,610 hectares, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nicaragua?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Nicaragua rank globally for forest area?
- Guinea ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 74th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.