Net Forest conversion — Area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Net Forest conversion — Area was 4.24 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 4.24 1000 ha for net forest conversion — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 5 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.24 1000 ha, in 2011.
That places Guinea-Bissau 62nd 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.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.4 1000 ha | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.24 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 4.24 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.21 1000 ha, 14% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 4.24 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.7 1000 ha, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 1000 ha | 4.4 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 1000 ha | 4.24 1000 ha | 4.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.24 1000 ha | 4.24 1000 ha | 4.24 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 net forest conversion — area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Net forest conversion — area in Guinea-Bissau was 4.24 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 5 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 62nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Net Forest conversion — 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).