Share of global annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea is 0.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 42nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0335 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.349 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Equatorial Guinea was 0.1% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 42nd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.