Forestland — Area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0012 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0057 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0012 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 3.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0012 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 4.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.