Share global forest in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share global forest was 0.0507 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0507
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
108th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0521
in 2000
All-time low
0.0507
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.0507. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0521 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0507, in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 108th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share global forest in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.052 | — |
| 1991 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0521 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0521 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0521 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0521 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.052 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.052 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0519 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0519 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0518 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0517 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0517 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0516 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0516 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0515 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0514 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0514 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0513 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0513 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0512 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0512 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0511 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.051 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.051 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0509 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0509 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0508 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0508 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0508 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0507 | -0.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0507 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0507 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.052 | 0.052 | 0.0521 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0518 | 0.0516 | 0.0521 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0512 | 0.051 | 0.0515 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0508 | 0.0507 | 0.0509 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0779 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.45 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share global forest in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0507 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0521 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0507 in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share global forest?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 108th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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