Above-ground forest biomass in Guinea
Guinea: Above-ground forest biomass was 131.23 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
131.23 tonnes per hectare
World rank
86th
of 215 countries
All-time high
131.32 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
131.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2025
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Guinea is 131.23 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Guinea peaked at 131.32 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 131.23 tonnes per hectare, in 2025.
Guinea ranks 86th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Above-ground forest biomass in Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 131.32 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 131.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 131.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 131.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 131.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 131.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 131.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 131.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 131.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 131.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 131.23 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.22 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 131.23 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131.32 tonnes per hectare | 131.32 tonnes per hectare | 131.32 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 131.3 tonnes per hectare | 131.3 tonnes per hectare | 131.3 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 131.23 tonnes per hectare | 131.2 tonnes per hectare | 131.27 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 131.24 tonnes per hectare | 131.23 tonnes per hectare | 131.24 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % 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 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Guinea?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Guinea was 131.23 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 131.32 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.23 tonnes per hectare in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Guinea ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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).