Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 85.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Equatorial Guinea stood at 85.8%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 96.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 2025.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.2% | — |
| 2000 | 93.2% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 85.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 93.2% | 93.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 88.8% | 90.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.8% | 87.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 5 Palau 91.0% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.8% compare
- 8 American Samoa 79.2% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 78.5% compare
- 10 Dominica 76.5% compare
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)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.05 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.18 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.63 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Equatorial Guinea was 85.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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