Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 22,984 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
22,984 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 12 countries
All-time high
26,992 Square kilometres
in 1990
All-time low
22,984 Square kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 27.0k Square kilometres1991: 26.8k Square kilometres1992: 26.6k Square kilometres1993: 26.4k Square kilometres1994: 26.2k Square kilometres1995: 25.9k Square kilometres1996: 25.7k Square kilometres1997: 25.5k Square kilometres1998: 25.3k Square kilometres1999: 25.1k Square kilometres2000: 24.9k Square kilometres2001: 24.8k Square kilometres2002: 24.7k Square kilometres2003: 24.7k Square kilometres2004: 24.6k Square kilometres2005: 24.5k Square kilometres2006: 24.4k Square kilometres2007: 24.3k Square kilometres2008: 24.2k Square kilometres2009: 24.2k Square kilometres2010: 24.1k Square kilometres2011: 24.0k Square kilometres2012: 23.9k Square kilometres2013: 23.8k Square kilometres2014: 23.7k Square kilometres2015: 23.7k Square kilometres2016: 23.6k Square kilometres2017: 23.5k Square kilometres2018: 23.4k Square kilometres2019: 23.3k Square kilometres2020: 23.2k Square kilometres2021: 23.2k Square kilometres2022: 23.1k Square kilometres2023: 23.0k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Equatorial Guinea is 22,984 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 26,992 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22,984 Square kilometres, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Equatorial Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year Square kilometres Change
1990 26,992 Square kilometres —
1991 26,783 Square kilometres -0.8%
1992 26,574 Square kilometres -0.8%
1993 26,366 Square kilometres -0.8%
1994 26,157 Square kilometres -0.8%
1995 25,949 Square kilometres -0.8%
1996 25,740 Square kilometres -0.8%
1997 25,532 Square kilometres -0.8%
1998 25,323 Square kilometres -0.8%
1999 25,114 Square kilometres -0.8%
2000 24,906 Square kilometres -0.8%
2001 24,822 Square kilometres -0.3%
2002 24,739 Square kilometres -0.3%
2003 24,655 Square kilometres -0.3%
2004 24,572 Square kilometres -0.3%
2005 24,488 Square kilometres -0.3%
2006 24,404 Square kilometres -0.3%
2007 24,321 Square kilometres -0.3%
2008 24,237 Square kilometres -0.3%
2009 24,154 Square kilometres -0.3%
2010 24,070 Square kilometres -0.3%
2011 23,986 Square kilometres -0.3%
2012 23,903 Square kilometres -0.3%
2013 23,819 Square kilometres -0.3%
2014 23,736 Square kilometres -0.4%
2015 23,652 Square kilometres -0.4%
2016 23,569 Square kilometres -0.4%
2017 23,485 Square kilometres -0.4%
2018 23,401 Square kilometres -0.4%
2019 23,318 Square kilometres -0.4%
2020 23,234 Square kilometres -0.4%
2021 23,151 Square kilometres -0.4%
2022 23,067 Square kilometres -0.4%
2023 22,984 Square kilometres -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,053 Square kilometres 25,114 Square kilometres 26,992 Square kilometres 10
2000s 24,530 Square kilometres 24,154 Square kilometres 24,906 Square kilometres 10
2010s 23,694 Square kilometres 23,318 Square kilometres 24,070 Square kilometres 10
2020s 23,109 Square kilometres 22,984 Square kilometres 23,234 Square kilometres 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Equatorial Guinea?
Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Equatorial Guinea was 22,984 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 26,992 Square kilometres in 1990.
What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 22,984 Square kilometres in 2023.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 4th out of 12 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 7,126 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata