Equatorial Guinea vs Northern Africa: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1,945 1000 ha against 1,136 1000 ha in Northern Africa, a difference of 809 1000 ha.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 28th and Northern Africa ranks 28th of 169 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,424 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,288 1000 ha | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 2,210 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,074 1000 ha | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 2,023 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 886.5 1000 ha | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 1,959 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 822.63 1000 ha | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Equatorial Guinea or Northern Africa?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1,945 1000 ha against 1,136 1000 ha in Northern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Equatorial Guinea and Northern Africa?
- 809 1000 ha, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Northern Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Northern Africa rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 28th and Northern Africa ranks 28th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.