Forest land — Share in Land area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forest land — Share in Land area was 74.82 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau is 74.82 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 80.28 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74.82 %, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 13th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.47 % | 78.67 % | 80.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.79 % | 77.08 % | 78.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.25 % | 75.57 % | 76.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.12 % | 74.82 % | 75.42 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 96 t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forest land — share in land area in Guinea-Bissau was 74.82 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 80.28 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.82 % in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.