Forestland — Area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forestland — Area was 2,100 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area in Guinea-Bissau stood at 2,100 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2,257 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,100 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Guinea-Bissau 102nd 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,257 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,252 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,247 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,242 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2,237 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,232 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,227 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,222 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,217 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,212 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,207 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,203 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,198 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,194 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,190 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,185 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,181 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,176 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,172 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,168 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,163 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,159 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,155 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,150 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,146 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,142 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,138 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,133 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,129 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,125 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,121 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,117 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,112 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,108 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,104 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2,100 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 2,100 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,837 1000 ha, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 2,100 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,372 1000 ha, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,235 1000 ha | 2,212 1000 ha | 2,257 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,187 1000 ha | 2,168 1000 ha | 2,207 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,144 1000 ha | 2,125 1000 ha | 2,163 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,110 1000 ha | 2,100 1000 ha | 2,121 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forestland — area in Guinea-Bissau was 2,100 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2,257 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,100 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forestland — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 102nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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).