Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1,945 1000 ha against 427.55 1000 ha in South Africa, a difference of 1,517 1000 ha.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 4.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st 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 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,424 1000 ha | 459.98 1000 ha | 1,964 1000 ha | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 2,210 1000 ha | 449.35 1000 ha | 1,761 1000 ha | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 2,023 1000 ha | 438.72 1000 ha | 1,584 1000 ha | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 1,959 1000 ha | 430.21 1000 ha | 1,528 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 South Africa?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1,945 1000 ha against 427.55 1000 ha in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
- 1,517 1000 ha, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and South Africa rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st 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.