Share of deforestation that is exported in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of deforestation that is exported was 21.1% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Share of deforestation that is exported in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, share of deforestation that is exported in Guinea-Bissau stood at 21.1%.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 27.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2010.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 12.4% | 27.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 9.4% | 22.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2417 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3567 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Guinea-Bissau was 21.1% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2010.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.