Forest area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forest area was 2.10 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 2.10 million hectares, measured in 2025. 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 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.26 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.10 million hectares, in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 108th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.26 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 2.25 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.25 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.24 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.24 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.23 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.23 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.22 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.22 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.21 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.21 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.20 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.20 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.19 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.19 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.19 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.18 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.18 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.17 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.17 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.16 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.16 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.14 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.14 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.13 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.12 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.12 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.11 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.11 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.10 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.10 million hectares | -0.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 2.10 million hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.24 million hectares, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 2.10 million hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.37 million hectares, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 6 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % 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 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forest area in Guinea-Bissau was 2.10 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 108th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 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.