Forest area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forest area was 69.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 69.5% for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 79.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.4% | — |
| 1991 | 79.1% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 77.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 77.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.1% | 76.7% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 73.7% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 70.7% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 69.5% | 70.4% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forest area in Guinea-Bissau was 69.5% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.