What is forest area in Guinea-Bissau?

Forest area in Guinea-Bissau was 2.01 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest forest area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The highest recorded value was 2.22 million hectares in 1990.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The lowest recorded value was 2.01 million hectares in 2011.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest area?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is forest area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Forest area in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Forest area in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guinea-Bissau: Forest area was 2.01 million hectares in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)

2.01 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

33rd

of 53 countries

All-time high

2.22 million hectares

in 1990

All-time low

2.01 million hectares

in 2011

Years of data

1990–2011

Forest area in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 2.01 million hectares for forest area in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.22 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.01 million hectares, in 2011.

That places Guinea-Bissau 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2.17 million hectares	2.13 million hectares	2.22 million hectares	10
2000s	2.08 million hectares	2.03 million hectares	2.12 million hectares	10
2010s	2.02 million hectares	2.01 million hectares	2.02 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

30 Malawi 3.20 million hectares compare
31 Uganda 2.90 million hectares compare
32 Sierra Leone 2.71 million hectares compare
34 Equatorial Guinea 1.61 million hectares compare
35 Eritrea 1.53 million hectares compare
36 Algeria 1.48 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.03 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.6% (2025)
Rural population 1.20 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
Rural population 53.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
Land under cereal production 242,659 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Guinea-Bissau?: Forest area in Guinea-Bissau was 2.01 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest forest area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 2.22 million hectares in 1990.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 2.01 million hectares in 2011.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest area?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is forest area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,295 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Forest area is land 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.