Forest area as share of land area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest area as share of land area was 85.8 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Forest area as share of land area in Equatorial Guinea, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 85.8 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 96.23 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 85.8, in 2025.
That places Equatorial Guinea 8th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.89 | 93.55 | 96.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.92 | 90.58 | 93.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.93 | 87.59 | 90.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.54 | 85.8 | 87.29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 5 Palau 91.02 compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.82 compare
- 7 Guyana 87.04 compare
- 9 American Samoa 79.25 compare
- 10 Dominica 76.47 compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.14 compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 Β°C (2025)
- Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 0.05 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 4.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 5.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 0.18 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 1.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland 1.63 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest area as share of land area in Equatorial Guinea was 85.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.23 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8 in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 8th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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