Forest area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest area was 2.41 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.41 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
101st
of 235 countries
All-time high
2.70 million hectares
in 1990
All-time low
2.41 million hectares
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Equatorial Guinea is 2.41 million hectares, 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 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.70 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million hectares, 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 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.70 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 2.69 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.68 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.67 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.67 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.66 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.65 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.64 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.63 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.62 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.62 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.61 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.60 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.59 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.58 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.57 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.57 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.56 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.55 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.54 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.53 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.52 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.52 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.51 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.50 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.49 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.48 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.47 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.47 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.46 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.45 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.44 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.43 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.42 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.41 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.41 million hectares | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.41 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.41 million hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.37 million hectares, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.66 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 million hectares | 2.46 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 98 Solomon Islands 2.51 million hectares compare
- 99 Estonia 2.45 million hectares compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 2.44 million hectares compare
- 102 Uganda 2.37 million hectares compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 2.33 million hectares compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 2.26 million hectares 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest area in Equatorial Guinea was 2.41 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.