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 112th out of 231 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.28 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 800.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 6.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 22.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 195 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 234.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 51.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 453.35 1000 ha (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 112th out of 231 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.