Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 74.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guinea-Bissau is 74.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 80.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 12th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.3% | — |
| 2000 | 78.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 74.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 76.2% | 76.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 74.7% | 75.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 31.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 34.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guinea-Bissau was 74.7% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 12th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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