Share of global annual deforestation in Guinea
Guinea: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Guinea, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of global annual deforestation in Guinea stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Guinea peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1990.
That places Guinea 21st out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.99 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0171 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Guinea?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Guinea was 0.8% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Guinea ranks 21st out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.