Forest area as share of land area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forest area as share of land area was 74.67 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
74.67
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 216 countries
All-time high
80.28
in 1990
All-time low
74.67
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Guinea-Bissau stood at 74.67. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 80.28 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74.67, in 2025.
That places Guinea-Bissau 12th 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.
Forest area as share of land area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.28 | — |
| 1991 | 80.1 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 79.92 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 79.74 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.56 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 79.38 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 79.2 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 79.03 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 78.85 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.67 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.49 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 78.33 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.18 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.02 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.86 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 77.71 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.55 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.39 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.24 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.08 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.93 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.78 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.62 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.47 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.32 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.17 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.02 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.87 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.72 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.57 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.42 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.27 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 75.12 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.97 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.82 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 74.67 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.47 | 78.67 | 80.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.79 | 77.08 | 78.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.25 | 75.57 | 76.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.04 | 74.67 | 75.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 9 American Samoa 79.25 compare
- 10 Dominica 76.47 compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.14 compare
- 13 Vanuatu 74.44 compare
- 14 Finland 74.16 compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.23 compare
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.19 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -66.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forest area as share of land area in Guinea-Bissau was 74.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 80.28 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.67 in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 12th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 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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