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
Latest (2025)
370 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
370 hectares
in 2000
All-time low
220 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 220 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 235 hectares | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 250 hectares | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 265 hectares | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 280 hectares | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 295 hectares | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 310 hectares | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 325 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 340 hectares | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 355 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 370 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 370 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 130,585 hectares, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 370 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112,210 hectares, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 Guadeloupe 500 hectares compare
- 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
- 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 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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