Annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Annual deforestation was 8,360 hectares per year in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
8,360 hectares per year
World rank
42nd
of 112 countries
All-time high
8,360 hectares per year
in 2000
All-time low
8,000 hectares per year
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea stood at 8,360 hectares per year. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8,360 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8,000 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 42nd out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,000 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 8,360 hectares per year | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 8,360 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,300 hectares per year | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8,360 hectares per year | +0.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 8,360 hectares per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,515 hectares per year, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 8,360 hectares per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46,520 hectares per year, 18% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,000 hectares per year | 8,000 hectares per year | 8,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,360 hectares per year | 8,360 hectares per year | 8,360 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 8,330 hectares per year | 8,300 hectares per year | 8,360 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 8,360 hectares per year | 8,360 hectares per year | 8,360 hectares per year | 1 |
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 deforestation in Equatorial Guinea?
- Annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea was 8,360 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8,360 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for annual deforestation?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 42nd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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