Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Guinea
Guinea: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 1.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Guinea, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1.3% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Guinea peaked at 1.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 12th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.99 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0171 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Guinea?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Guinea was 1.3% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Guinea ranks 12th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.