Imported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Imported deforestation was 1,780 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Imported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1,780 hectares for imported deforestation in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,724 hectares in 2012 and was at its lowest, 855.74 hectares, in 2005.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 111th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Imported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 855.74 hectares | — |
| 2006 | 964.74 hectares | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 1,444 hectares | +49.7% |
| 2008 | 2,295 hectares | +58.9% |
| 2009 | 2,640 hectares | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 1,794 hectares | -32.1% |
| 2011 | 2,637 hectares | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 2,724 hectares | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,952 hectares | -28.3% |
| 2014 | 1,398 hectares | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 1,386 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,105 hectares | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 1,244 hectares | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 1,766 hectares | +42.0% |
| 2019 | 1,698 hectares | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1,422 hectares | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 1,330 hectares | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 1,833 hectares | +37.8% |
| 2023 | 1,780 hectares | -2.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1,780 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,929 hectares, 61% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1,780 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,888 hectares, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,640 hectares | 855.74 hectares | 2,640 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,770 hectares | 1,105 hectares | 2,724 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,591 hectares | 1,330 hectares | 1,833 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % 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 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea?
- Imported deforestation in Equatorial Guinea was 1,780 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest imported deforestation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,724 hectares in 2012.
- What is the lowest imported deforestation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 855.74 hectares in 2005.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for imported deforestation?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 111th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imported deforestation rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.