Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 2,415 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area in Equatorial Guinea stood at 2,415 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,708 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,415 1000 ha, in 2025.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th of 223 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.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,708 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,699 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,691 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,682 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,674 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,666 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,657 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,649 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,641 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,632 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,624 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,616 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,607 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,599 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,591 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,582 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,574 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,566 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,558 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,549 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,541 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,532 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,524 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,516 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,507 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,499 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,490 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,482 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,474 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,465 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,457 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,448 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,440 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,432 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,423 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,415 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,670 1000 ha | 2,632 1000 ha | 2,708 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,587 1000 ha | 2,549 1000 ha | 2,624 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,503 1000 ha | 2,465 1000 ha | 2,541 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,436 1000 ha | 2,415 1000 ha | 2,457 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 92 Solomon Islands 2,515 1000 ha compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 2,457 1000 ha compare
- 94 Estonia 2,451 1000 ha compare
- 96 Uganda 2,406 1000 ha compare
- 97 Turkmenistan 2,330 1000 ha compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 2,257 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Equatorial Guinea was 2,415 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,708 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,415 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).