Forest land — Area in Guinea
Guinea: Forest land — Area was 4,857 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Guinea is 4,857 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Guinea peaked at 7,202 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,857 1000 ha, in 2025.
Guinea ranks 82nd of 249 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,202 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 7,135 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 7,068 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 7,001 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 6,934 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 6,867 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 6,800 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 6,733 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 6,666 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 6,599 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 6,532 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 6,465 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 6,398 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 6,331 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 6,264 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,197 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 6,130 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 6,063 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 5,996 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5,929 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5,862 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5,795 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5,728 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 5,661 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 5,594 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5,527 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 5,460 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5,393 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5,326 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 5,259 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5,192 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5,125 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5,058 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4,991 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 4,924 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 4,857 1000 ha | -1.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 4,857 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 4,857 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,901 1000 ha | 6,599 1000 ha | 7,202 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,231 1000 ha | 5,929 1000 ha | 6,532 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,561 1000 ha | 5,259 1000 ha | 5,862 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,025 1000 ha | 4,857 1000 ha | 5,192 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % 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 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Guinea?
- Forest land — area in Guinea was 4,857 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7,202 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,857 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for forest land — area?
- Guinea ranks 82nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.