Share global forest in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share global forest was 0.0581 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0581
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
101st
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0621
in 1990
All-time low
0.0581
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0581. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0621 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0581, in 2025.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st of 235 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.
Share global forest in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0621 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0621 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0621 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.062 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.062 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0619 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0619 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0619 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0618 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0618 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0617 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0616 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0614 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0613 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0612 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.061 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0609 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0607 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0606 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0604 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0603 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0601 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.06 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0598 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0597 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0596 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0594 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0592 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0591 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0589 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0588 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0587 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0585 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0584 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0583 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0581 | -0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0581 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0581 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.062 | 0.0618 | 0.0621 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0611 | 0.0604 | 0.0617 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0596 | 0.0589 | 0.0603 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0585 | 0.0581 | 0.0588 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 98 Solomon Islands 0.0607 compare
- 99 Estonia 0.0591 compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 0.0588 compare
- 102 Uganda 0.0572 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 0.0563 compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 0.0545 compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0027 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1816 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share global forest in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0581 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0621 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0581 in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share global forest?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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