Forest area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest area was 2,407 ha th in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2,407 ha th
World rank
111th
of 255 countries
All-time high
2,699 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
2,407 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 2,407 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,699 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,407 ha th, in 2025.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 111th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,699 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 2,616 ha th | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2,533 ha th | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,490 ha th | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,448 ha th | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 2,407 ha th | -1.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2,407 ha th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 ha th, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2,407 ha th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 ha th, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,699 ha th | 2,699 ha th | 2,699 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,616 ha th | 2,616 ha th | 2,616 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,511 ha th | 2,490 ha th | 2,533 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,428 ha th | 2,407 ha th | 2,448 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 108 Solomon Islands 2,514 ha th compare
- 109 Estonia 2,466 ha th compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 2,436 ha th compare
- 112 Uganda 2,368 ha th compare
- 113 Turkmenistan 2,330 ha th compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 2,257 ha th 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest area in Equatorial Guinea was 2,407 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,699 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,407 ha th in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 111th out of 255 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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