Annual change forest area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Annual change forest area was -8,360 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-8,360
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
191st
of 235 countries
All-time high
-8,300
in 2001
All-time low
-8,472
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded -8,360 for annual change forest area in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -8,300 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -8,472, in 2011.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 191st of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Annual change forest area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -8,357 | — |
| 1992 | -8,357 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -8,357 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -8,357 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -8,357 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -8,357 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -8,357 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -8,357 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -8,357 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -8,357 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -8,300 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | -8,300 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -8,300 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -8,300 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -8,300 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -8,300 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -8,300 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -8,300 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -8,300 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -8,300 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -8,472 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | -8,472 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -8,472 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -8,472 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -8,472 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -8,360 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | -8,360 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -8,360 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -8,360 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -8,360 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -8,360 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -8,360 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -8,360 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -8,360 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -8,360 | -0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -8,360 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8,357 | -8,357 | -8,357 | 9 |
| 2000s | -8,306 | -8,357 | -8,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | -8,410 | -8,472 | -8,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | -8,360 | -8,360 | -8,360 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0027 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1816 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Annual change forest area in Equatorial Guinea was -8,360 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -8,300 in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -8,472 in 2011.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for annual change forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 191st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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