Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau is 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0801 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0799 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0797 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0796 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0792 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.079 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0788 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0787 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0785 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0783 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0782 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.078 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0777 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0776 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0774 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0772 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0769 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0768 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0766 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0763 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0762 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.076 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0759 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0757 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0756 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0754 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0753 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0751 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0795 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0787 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0778 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0785 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0762 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0756 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0769 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0752 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0754 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 7 American Samoa 0.0793 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Dominica 0.0766 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 0.0752 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Vanuatu 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Finland 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.