Change forest area share total in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Change forest area share total was -0.2018 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-0.2018
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
174th
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.1963
in 2011
All-time low
-0.2278
in 2000
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded -0.2018 for change forest area share total in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Guinea-Bissau peaked at -0.1963 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.2278, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 174th out of 228 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.
Change forest area share total in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.2232 | — |
| 1992 | -0.2237 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2242 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2247 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2252 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.2257 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2262 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2267 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.2272 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2278 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1996 | -12.4% |
| 2002 | -0.2 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.2004 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2008 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.2012 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.2016 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.202 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.2024 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2028 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.2032 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -0.1963 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | -0.1967 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1971 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1975 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1979 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1982 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1986 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.199 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1994 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1998 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.2002 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -0.2006 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.201 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2014 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.2018 | +0.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's -0.2018 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's -0.2018 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2252 | -0.2272 | -0.2232 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2038 | -0.2278 | -0.1996 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1984 | -0.2032 | -0.1963 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2008 | -0.2018 | -0.1998 | 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 change forest area share total in Guinea-Bissau?
- Change forest area share total in Guinea-Bissau was -0.2018 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1963 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2278 in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for change forest area share total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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