Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Guinea
Guinea: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -66,998 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-66,998 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
210th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-66,996 hectares
in 2016
All-time low
-66,998 hectares
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Guinea recorded -66,998 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Guinea peaked at -66,996 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -66,998 hectares, in 2011.
That places Guinea 210th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -66,997 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -66,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -66,998 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -66,998 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -66,998 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -66,998 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -66,998 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -66,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -66,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -66,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -66,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -66,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -66,998 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -66,998 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -66,998 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -66,998 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -66,998 hectares | -0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's -66,998 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares, 79.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's -66,998 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 8.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -66,997 hectares | -66,997 hectares | -66,997 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -66,997 hectares | -66,997 hectares | -66,997 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -66,997 hectares | -66,998 hectares | -66,996 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -66,998 hectares | -66,998 hectares | -66,996 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Guinea?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Guinea was -66,998 hectares 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -66,996 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -66,998 hectares in 2011.
- How does Guinea rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Guinea ranks 210th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.