Which has higher forestland — area, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?

Guinea-Bissau, at 2,100 1000 ha against 2,032 1000 ha in Malawi as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?

68 1000 ha, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: Forestland — Area

Guinea-Bissau

2,100 1000 ha

in 2025

Malawi

2,032 1000 ha

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

102nd

Malawi rank

104th

Forestland — Area over time

Guinea-Bissau
Malawi

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2,100 1000 ha against 2,032 1000 ha in Malawi, a difference of 68 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 102nd and Malawi ranks 104th of 223 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,235 1000 ha	3,313 1000 ha	1,078 1000 ha	Malawi
2000s	2,187 1000 ha	2,893 1000 ha	705.36 1000 ha	Malawi
2010s	2,144 1000 ha	2,473 1000 ha	328.61 1000 ha	Malawi
2020s	2,110 1000 ha	2,137 1000 ha	26.51 1000 ha	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?: Guinea-Bissau, at 2,100 1000 ha against 2,032 1000 ha in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?: 68 1000 ha, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for forestland — area?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 102nd and Malawi ranks 104th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).