Forest area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest area was 86.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Equatorial Guinea stood at 86.4%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 96.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.2% | — |
| 1991 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 93.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 92.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 92.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.9% | 93.5% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 90.6% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 87.6% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 86.4% | 87.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 4 Palau 90.5% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 90.1% compare
- 6 Guyana 87.1% compare
- 8 American Samoa 85.2% compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 79.0% compare
- 10 Liberia 78.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 212.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 30.0% (1983)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest area in Equatorial Guinea was 86.4% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.