Primary Forest — Area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary Forest — Area was 1,945 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Equatorial Guinea is 1,945 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,521 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,945 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Equatorial Guinea 30th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,521 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,499 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 2,478 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2,456 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,435 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2,414 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2,392 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2,371 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2,349 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2,328 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,306 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,285 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,264 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,242 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2,221 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,199 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,178 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,156 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,135 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,114 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,092 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,074 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,056 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,037 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,019 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,001 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,995 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,990 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,984 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,978 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,973 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,967 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,961 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,956 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,950 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1,945 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1,945 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.45 1000 ha, 46.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1,945 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 220 1000 ha, 8.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,424 1000 ha | 2,328 1000 ha | 2,521 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,210 1000 ha | 2,114 1000 ha | 2,306 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,023 1000 ha | 1,978 1000 ha | 2,092 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,959 1000 ha | 1,945 1000 ha | 1,973 1000 ha | 6 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary forest — area in Equatorial Guinea was 1,945 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,521 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,945 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary forest — area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 30th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — 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.