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 75th of 231 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.3 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 94.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 13.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 59.47 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.79 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,222 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.74 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,070 1000 ha (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 75th out of 231 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.