Forest land — Share in Land area in Guinea

Guinea: Forest land — Share in Land area was 20.04 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
20.04 %
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
146th
of 231 countries
All-time high
29.31 %
in 1990
All-time low
20.04 %
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Guinea, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 29.3 %1991: 29 %1992: 28.8 %1993: 28.5 %1994: 28.2 %1995: 27.9 %1996: 27.7 %1997: 27.4 %1998: 27.1 %1999: 26.9 %2000: 26.6 %2001: 26.3 %2002: 26 %2003: 25.8 %2004: 25.5 %2005: 25.2 %2006: 24.9 %2007: 24.7 %2008: 24.4 %2009: 24.1 %2010: 23.9 %2011: 23.6 %2012: 23.3 %2013: 23 %2014: 22.8 %2015: 22.5 %2016: 22.2 %2017: 21.9 %2018: 21.7 %2019: 21.4 %2020: 21.1 %2021: 20.9 %2022: 20.6 %2023: 20.3 %2024: 20 %

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 is 20.04 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Guinea peaked at 29.31 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.04 %, in 2024.

Guinea ranks 146th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.08 % 26.86 % 29.31 % 10
2000s 25.36 % 24.13 % 26.58 % 10
2010s 22.63 % 21.4 % 23.86 % 10
2020s 20.59 % 20.04 % 21.13 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Guinea?
Forest land — share in land area in Guinea was 20.04 % 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?
The highest recorded value was 29.31 % in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 20.04 % in 2024.
How does Guinea rank for forest land — share in land area?
Guinea ranks 146th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.