Primary Forest Loss in Guinea
Guinea: Primary Forest Loss was 635 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest Loss in Guinea, 2002–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 635 for primary forest loss in 2025.
The figure is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest loss in Guinea peaked at 1,676 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 235, in 2006.
Guinea ranks 52nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Primary Forest Loss in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,101 | — |
| 2003 | 287 | -73.9% |
| 2004 | 553 | +92.7% |
| 2005 | 271 | -51.0% |
| 2006 | 235 | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 1,035 | +340.4% |
| 2008 | 541 | -47.7% |
| 2009 | 379 | -29.9% |
| 2010 | 333 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 400 | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 589 | +47.2% |
| 2013 | 1,030 | +74.9% |
| 2014 | 754 | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 1,136 | +50.7% |
| 2016 | 1,543 | +35.8% |
| 2017 | 1,676 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 1,138 | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 1,057 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1,299 | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 798 | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 944 | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 648 | -31.4% |
| 2024 | 909 | +40.3% |
| 2025 | 635 | -30.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 635 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,149, 9% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 635 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,522, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary Forest Loss in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +340.4% | 235 | 1,035 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 550.25 | 235 | 1,101 | 8 |
| 2010s | 965.6 | 333 | 1,676 | 10 |
| 2020s | 872.17 | 635 | 1,299 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 49 Costa Rica 983 compare
- 50 Kenya 940 compare
- 51 Mozambique 708 compare
- 53 South Sudan 557 compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 543 compare
- 55 Bangladesh 508 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 587.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6148 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest loss in Guinea?
- Primary forest loss in Guinea was 635 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest primary forest loss recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,676 in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary forest loss recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 235 in 2006.
- How does Guinea rank for primary forest loss?
- Guinea ranks 52nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest loss rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Primary Forest Loss. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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