Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0131 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0131 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0569 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0131 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 35th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0569 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0547 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0525 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0505 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0485 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0465 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0446 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.041 sq. km per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0393 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0372 sq. km per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0348 sq. km per person | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0326 sq. km per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0306 sq. km per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0131 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 4.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0131 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 4.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0477 sq. km per person | 0.0393 sq. km per person | 0.0569 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0287 sq. km per person | 0.0224 sq. km per person | 0.0372 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 0.0213 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 0.0131 sq. km per person | 0.0143 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0516 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0542 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0131 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0569 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 35th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.