Forest area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest area was 24,233 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Equatorial Guinea stood at 24,233 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 26,992 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24,233 sq. km, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 100th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,992 sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 26,908 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 26,824 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 26,741 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 26,657 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 26,574 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 26,490 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 26,406 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 26,323 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 26,239 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 26,156 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 26,072 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 25,989 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 25,905 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 25,822 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 25,738 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 25,654 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 25,571 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 25,487 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 25,404 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 25,320 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 25,236 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 25,153 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 25,069 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 24,986 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 24,902 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 24,819 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 24,735 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 24,651 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 24,568 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 24,484 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 24,401 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 24,317 sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 24,233 sq. km | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 24,233 sq. km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,056 sq. km, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 24,233 sq. km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,081 sq. km, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,615 sq. km | 26,239 sq. km | 26,992 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,780 sq. km | 25,404 sq. km | 26,156 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,944 sq. km | 24,568 sq. km | 25,320 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,359 sq. km | 24,233 sq. km | 24,484 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 97 Cote d'Ivoire 24,980 sq. km compare
- 98 Sierra Leone 24,757 sq. km compare
- 99 Estonia 24,384 sq. km compare
- 101 Uganda 22,141 sq. km compare
- 102 Lithuania 22,054 sq. km compare
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21,879 sq. km 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 24,233 sq. km 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 26,992 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,233 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 100th out of 214 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 (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.