Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area

Guinea-Bissau
2,100 1000 ha
in 2025
Malawi
1,973 1000 ha
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
102nd
Malawi rank
105th

Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Malawi
01.0k2.0k3.0k199020072025

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2,100 1000 ha against 1,973 1000 ha in Malawi, a difference of 127 1000 ha.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 102nd and Malawi ranks 105th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 2,235 1000 ha 3,183 1000 ha 948.45 1000 ha Malawi
2000s 2,187 1000 ha 2,784 1000 ha 596.9 1000 ha Malawi
2010s 2,144 1000 ha 2,385 1000 ha 241.33 1000 ha Malawi
2020s 2,110 1000 ha 2,069 1000 ha 40.85 1000 ha Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest β€” area, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
Guinea-Bissau, at 2,100 1000 ha against 1,973 1000 ha in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest β€” area between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
127 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 naturally regenerating forest β€” area?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 102nd and Malawi ranks 105th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.