Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Guinea stood at -1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Guinea peaked at -0.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2025.
Guinea ranks 219th of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.9% | — |
| 1992 | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | -1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | -1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | -1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | -1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | -1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | -1.4% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | -1.4% | +1.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's -1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0%, 47.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's -1.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3%, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.0% | -1.0% | -0.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -1.1% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -1.3% | -1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.3% | -1.4% | -1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 216 Benin -1.2% compare
- 217 Puerto Rico -1.2% compare
- 218 Madagascar -1.3% compare
- 220 Somalia -1.6% compare
- 221 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -2.0% compare
- 222 Malawi -2.1% compare
More environment data for Guinea
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % 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 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Guinea?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Guinea was -1.4% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Guinea ranks 219th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.