Forestland — Area, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forestland — Area, per unit of GDP was 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau is 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Guinea-Bissau 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +47.7% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, 3.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, 4.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forestland — Area, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +47.7% | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 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, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forestland — area, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forestland — area, per unit of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.