Forestland — Area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forestland — Area was 2,407 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area in Equatorial Guinea stood at 2,407 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,699 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,407 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Equatorial Guinea 95th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,699 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,691 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,682 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,674 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,666 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,657 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,649 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,641 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,632 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,624 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,616 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,607 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,599 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,591 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,582 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,574 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,566 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,557 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,549 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,541 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,533 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,524 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,516 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,507 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,499 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,490 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,482 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,474 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,465 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,457 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,448 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,440 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,432 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,423 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,415 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,407 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2,407 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,294 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2,407 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,372 1000 ha, 55% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,662 1000 ha | 2,624 1000 ha | 2,699 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,578 1000 ha | 2,541 1000 ha | 2,616 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,495 1000 ha | 2,457 1000 ha | 2,533 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,428 1000 ha | 2,407 1000 ha | 2,448 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 92 Solomon Islands 2,514 1000 ha compare
- 93 Estonia 2,447 1000 ha compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 2,436 1000 ha compare
- 96 Uganda 2,368 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
- 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 forestland — area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forestland — area in Equatorial Guinea was 2,407 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,699 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,407 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forestland — area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Forestland — 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).