Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 370 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Guinea-Bissau is 370 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 370 hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 220 hectares, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 173rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 287.5 hectares | 220 hectares | 355 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 500 hectares compare
- 170 Tonga 500 hectares compare
- 174 Wallis and Futuna 360 hectares compare
- 175 Lebanon 350 hectares compare
- 176 Djibouti 310 hectares compare
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2417 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3567 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Guinea-Bissau was 370 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 370 hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 hectares in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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