Annual change forest area in Guinea
Guinea: Annual change forest area was -66,998 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-66,998
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
210th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-66,996
in 2016
All-time low
-66,998
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Guinea stood at -66,998. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Guinea peaked at -66,996 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -66,998, in 2011.
That places Guinea 210th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual change forest area in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -66,997 | — |
| 1992 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -66,997 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -66,998 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -66,998 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -66,998 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -66,998 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -66,998 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -66,996 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -66,996 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -66,996 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -66,996 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -66,996 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -66,998 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -66,998 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -66,998 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -66,998 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -66,998 | -0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's -66,998 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 79.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's -66,998 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 8.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -66,997 | -66,997 | -66,997 | 9 |
| 2000s | -66,997 | -66,997 | -66,997 | 10 |
| 2010s | -66,997 | -66,998 | -66,996 | 10 |
| 2020s | -66,998 | -66,998 | -66,996 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0009 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7086 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 43.55 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Guinea?
- Annual change forest area in Guinea was -66,998 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -66,996 in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -66,998 in 2011.
- How does Guinea rank for annual change forest area?
- Guinea ranks 210th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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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