Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Equatorial Guinea is 0.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 57% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 as a share of forest area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Equatorial Guinea was 0.3% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.