Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest area, 1000 Hectares was 2,423 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Equatorial Guinea, 1992–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 2,423 for forest area, 1000 hectares in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,682 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,423, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 102nd out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,682 | — |
| 1993 | 2,674 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,666 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,657 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,649 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,641 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,632 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,624 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,616 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,607 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,599 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,591 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,582 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,574 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,565 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,557 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,549 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,540 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,532 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,524 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,515 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,507 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,499 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,490 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,482 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,474 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,465 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,457 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,448 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,440 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,432 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,423 | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2,423 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,306, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2,423 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,908, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,653 | 2,624 | 2,682 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,578 | 2,540 | 2,616 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,494 | 2,457 | 2,532 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,436 | 2,423 | 2,448 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 99 Cote d'Ivoire 2,498 compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 2,476 compare
- 101 Estonia 2,438 compare
- 103 Uganda 2,214 compare
- 104 Lithuania 2,205 compare
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,188 compare
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, 1000 hectares in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares in Equatorial Guinea was 2,423 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,682 in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,423 in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest area, 1000 hectares?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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