Annual change forest area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Annual change forest area was -4,238 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-4,238
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-4,238
in 2011
All-time low
-5,027
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded -4,238 for annual change forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at -4,238 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -5,027, in 1991.
That places Guinea-Bissau 180th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5,027 | — |
| 1992 | -5,027 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -5,027 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -5,027 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -5,027 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -5,027 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -5,027 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -5,027 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -5,027 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -5,027 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -4,396 | -12.6% |
| 2002 | -4,396 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -4,396 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -4,396 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -4,396 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -4,396 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -4,396 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -4,396 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -4,396 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -4,396 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -4,238 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -4,238 | -0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's -4,238 is above the median for low income countries, which is -19,726, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's -4,238 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,027 | -5,027 | -5,027 | 9 |
| 2000s | -4,459 | -5,027 | -4,396 | 10 |
| 2010s | -4,254 | -4,396 | -4,238 | 10 |
| 2020s | -4,238 | -4,238 | -4,238 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0779 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.45 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Annual change forest area in Guinea-Bissau was -4,238 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was -4,238 in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,027 in 1991.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for annual change forest area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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