Exported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Exported deforestation was 274.85 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Exported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 274.85 hectares for exported deforestation in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 164.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 274.85 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.35 hectares, in 2007.
That places Equatorial Guinea 70th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Exported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 117.09 hectares | — |
| 2006 | 105.13 hectares | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 82.35 hectares | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 92.15 hectares | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 124.94 hectares | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 140.81 hectares | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 136.33 hectares | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 120.11 hectares | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 104.03 hectares | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 126 hectares | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 105.09 hectares | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 114.56 hectares | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 186.36 hectares | +62.7% |
| 2018 | 194.29 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 154.27 hectares | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 117.24 hectares | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 204.11 hectares | +74.1% |
| 2022 | 247.37 hectares | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 274.85 hectares | +11.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 274.85 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.09 hectares, 14.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 274.85 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 578.35 hectares, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 104.33 hectares | 82.35 hectares | 124.94 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 138.19 hectares | 104.03 hectares | 194.29 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 210.89 hectares | 117.24 hectares | 274.85 hectares | 4 |
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 exported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea?
- Exported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea was 274.85 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest exported deforestation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 274.85 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest exported deforestation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.35 hectares in 2007.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for exported deforestation?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 70th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is exported deforestation rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Exported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.