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

-8.4k-8.4k-8.3k-8.3k1991200820251991: -8.4k hectares1992: -8.4k hectares1993: -8.4k hectares1994: -8.4k hectares1995: -8.4k hectares1996: -8.4k hectares1997: -8.4k hectares1998: -8.4k hectares1999: -8.4k hectares2000: -8.4k hectares2001: -8.3k hectares2002: -8.3k hectares2003: -8.3k hectares2004: -8.3k hectares2005: -8.3k hectares2006: -8.3k hectares2007: -8.3k hectares2008: -8.3k hectares2009: -8.3k hectares2010: -8.3k hectares2011: -8.5k hectares2012: -8.5k hectares2013: -8.5k hectares2014: -8.5k hectares2015: -8.5k hectares2016: -8.4k hectares2017: -8.4k hectares2018: -8.4k hectares2019: -8.4k hectares2020: -8.4k hectares2021: -8.4k hectares2022: -8.4k hectares2023: -8.4k hectares2024: -8.4k hectares2025: -8.4k hectares

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 188 Gabon -6,732 hectares compare
  2. 189 Belize -7,532 hectares compare
  3. 190 Guyana -7,630 hectares compare
  4. 192 Bhutan -8,484 hectares compare
  5. 193 Canada -9,819 hectares compare
  6. 194 Guatemala -13,190 hectares compare

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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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.