Above-ground forest biomass in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Above-ground forest biomass was 214.5 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
214.5 tonnes per hectare
World rank
24th
of 215 countries
All-time high
214.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
214.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 214.5 tonnes per hectare for above-ground forest biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 214.5 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 214.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Above-ground forest biomass in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 214.5 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 134.94 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 214.5 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 214.5 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Equatorial Guinea?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Equatorial Guinea was 214.5 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 214.5 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.5 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).