Guinea-Bissau vs IDA blend: Forest area
Forest area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- IDA blend
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 69.5% against 30.3% in IDA blend, a difference of 39.2%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.3 times IDA blend's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th and IDA blend ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.1% | 33.8% | 44.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 32.1% | 43.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 31.1% | 40.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 30.4% | 39.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Guinea-Bissau or IDA blend?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 69.5% against 30.3% in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Guinea-Bissau and IDA blend?
- 39.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and IDA blend?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and IDA blend rank globally for forest area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th and IDA blend ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.