Forest land — Area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forest land — Area was 2,100 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 2,100 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2,257 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,100 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Guinea-Bissau 121st out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,257 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,252 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,247 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,242 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2,237 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,232 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,227 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,222 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,217 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,212 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,207 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,203 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,198 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,194 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,190 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,185 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,181 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,176 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,172 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,168 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,163 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,159 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,155 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,150 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,146 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,142 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,138 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,133 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,129 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,125 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,121 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,117 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,112 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,108 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,104 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2,100 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 2,100 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 2,100 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,235 1000 ha | 2,212 1000 ha | 2,257 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,187 1000 ha | 2,168 1000 ha | 2,207 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,144 1000 ha | 2,125 1000 ha | 2,163 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,110 1000 ha | 2,100 1000 ha | 2,121 1000 ha | 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 land — area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forest land — area in Guinea-Bissau was 2,100 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2,257 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,100 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest land — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 121st out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.