Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: Forest land — Area

Guinea-Bissau
2,100 1000 ha
in 2025
Malawi
2,032 1000 ha
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
112th
Malawi rank
114th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2,100 1000 ha against 2,032 1000 ha in Malawi, a difference of 68 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th and Malawi ranks 114th of 231 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 2,235 1000 ha 3,313 1000 ha 1,078 1000 ha Malawi
2000s 2,187 1000 ha 2,893 1000 ha 705.36 1000 ha Malawi
2010s 2,144 1000 ha 2,473 1000 ha 328.61 1000 ha Malawi
2020s 2,110 1000 ha 2,137 1000 ha 26.51 1000 ha Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
Guinea-Bissau, at 2,100 1000 ha against 2,032 1000 ha in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
68 1000 ha, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for forest land — area?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th and Malawi ranks 114th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.