Annual change in forest area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Annual change in forest area was -8,360 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0335 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.349 Mt CO2e (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.