Forest area km in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest area km was 2.41 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.41 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
101st
of 235 countries
All-time high
2.70 million
in 1990
All-time low
2.41 million
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Equatorial Guinea is 2.41 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.70 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million, in 2025.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.70 million | — |
| 1991 | 2.69 million | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.68 million | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.67 million | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.67 million | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.66 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.65 million | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.64 million | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.63 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.62 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.62 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.61 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.60 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.59 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.58 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.57 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.57 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.55 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.54 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.50 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.49 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.48 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.47 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.47 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.46 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.45 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.44 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.42 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.41 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.41 million | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.41 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.41 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.37 million, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.66 million | 2.62 million | 2.70 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 million | 2.54 million | 2.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 million | 2.46 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 million | 2.41 million | 2.45 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 98 Solomon Islands 2.51 million compare
- 99 Estonia 2.45 million compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 2.44 million compare
- 102 Uganda 2.37 million compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 2.33 million compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 2.26 million compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0027 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1816 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest area km in Equatorial Guinea was 2.41 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest area km?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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