Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
-0.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
187th
of 227 countries
All-time high
-0.3%
in 1991
All-time low
-0.3%
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025

-0.35-0.34-0.33-0.32-0.311991200820251991: -0.311 %1992: -0.312 %1993: -0.313 %1994: -0.313 %1995: -0.314 %1996: -0.315 %1997: -0.316 %1998: -0.317 %1999: -0.318 %2000: -0.32 %2001: -0.318 %2002: -0.319 %2003: -0.32 %2004: -0.321 %2005: -0.322 %2006: -0.323 %2007: -0.325 %2008: -0.326 %2009: -0.327 %2010: -0.328 %2011: -0.336 %2012: -0.337 %2013: -0.338 %2014: -0.339 %2015: -0.34 %2016: -0.337 %2017: -0.338 %2018: -0.339 %2019: -0.34 %2020: -0.341 %2021: -0.343 %2022: -0.344 %2023: -0.345 %2024: -0.346 %2025: -0.347 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded -0.3% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2025.

That places Equatorial Guinea 187th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.3% -0.3% -0.3% 9
2000s -0.3% -0.3% -0.3% 10
2010s -0.3% -0.3% -0.3% 10
2020s -0.3% -0.3% -0.3% 6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 184 Malaysia -0.3% compare
  2. 185 Tunisia -0.3% compare
  3. 186 Eswatini -0.3% compare
  4. 189 Guatemala -0.4% compare
  5. 190 Zimbabwe -0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea was -0.3% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was -0.3% in 1991.
What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2025.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 187th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
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
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.