Annual change in forest area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Annual change in forest area was -8,360 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-8,360 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
191st
of 235 countries
All-time high
-8,300 hectares
in 2001
All-time low
-8,472 hectares
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded -8,360 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -8,300 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -8,472 hectares, in 2011.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 191st of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Annual change in forest area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -8,357 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -8,357 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -8,357 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -8,357 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -8,357 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -8,357 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -8,357 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -8,357 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -8,357 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -8,357 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -8,300 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2002 | -8,300 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -8,300 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -8,300 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -8,300 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -8,300 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -8,300 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -8,300 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -8,300 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -8,300 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -8,472 hectares | +2.1% |
| 2012 | -8,472 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -8,472 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -8,472 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -8,472 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -8,360 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2017 | -8,360 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -8,360 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -8,360 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -8,360 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -8,360 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -8,360 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -8,360 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -8,360 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -8,360 hectares | -0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -8,360 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8,357 hectares | -8,357 hectares | -8,357 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -8,306 hectares | -8,357 hectares | -8,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -8,410 hectares | -8,472 hectares | -8,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -8,360 hectares | -8,360 hectares | -8,360 hectares | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Annual change in forest area in Equatorial Guinea was -8,360 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -8,300 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -8,472 hectares in 2011.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for annual change in forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 191st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.