Primary Forest — Area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Primary Forest — Area was 65.78 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Guinea-Bissau stood at 65.78 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 128.36 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 65.78 1000 ha, in 2010.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 79th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 128.36 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 124.71 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 121.06 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 117.41 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 113.76 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 110.12 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 106.47 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 102.82 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 99.17 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 95.52 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 91.87 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 89.26 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 86.65 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 84.04 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 81.43 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 78.83 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 76.22 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 73.61 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 71 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 68.39 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 65.78 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 65.78 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.28 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 65.78 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 220 1000 ha, 30% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111.94 1000 ha | 95.52 1000 ha | 128.36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.13 1000 ha | 68.39 1000 ha | 91.87 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.78 1000 ha | 65.78 1000 ha | 65.78 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.78 1000 ha | 65.78 1000 ha | 65.78 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % 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 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Primary forest — area in Guinea-Bissau was 65.78 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 128.36 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.78 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for primary forest — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 79th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 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.