Environment in Guinea

1,872 indicators covering environment for Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Drivers of deforestation 622.32 hectares 2023 up 4,565.1% 55th
Bagasse — Energy production 664.1 TJ 2024 up 14.7% 62nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 190.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 0.1% 118th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 5.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 58.5% 138th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 1 1000 USD 2016 — 134th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 4 m3 2016 unchanged 140th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 39 m3 2024 unchanged 68th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 19 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 64th
Bagasse — Energy consumption 664.1 TJ 2024 up 14.7% 55th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 187 m3 2024 — 161st
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 71 1000 USD 2024 — 154th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 — 128th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 129th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 2,948 m3 2024 up 2,116.5% 91st
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 310 1000 USD 2024 up 292.4% 110th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 1,589 m3 2024 down 93.8% 110th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 1,275 1000 USD 2024 down 92.1% 95th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 4,857 1000 ha 2025 down 12.1% 63rd
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 19.77 % 2025 down 12.1% 130th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 24,572 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 71st
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 131.23 t/ha 2025 down 0.0% 79th
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 54.38 % 2025 unchanged 14th
Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2016 up 199.7% 103rd
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0317 kilograms 2016 up 197.7% 95th
Drinking water usage in urban areas 10,146 people 2024 down 39.6% 46th
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 62.2% 2024 up 23.2% 148th
Population using at least basic sanitation services 22.8% 2024 up 61.1% 155th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 74.2% 2024 up 19.8% 215th
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 32.6% 2024 up 48.7% 227th
People using improved drinking water sources 1.14 million people 2024 down 20.2% 45th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value -1,718 1000 USD 2018 down 1,093.1% 97th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -336 t 2018 down 4,900.0% 84th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -319 1000 USD 2018 down 825.0% 80th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 6,302 1000 USD 2018 up 12.4% 150th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 3,981 t 2018 up 47.0% 142nd
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 3,870 1000 USD 2018 up 30.2% 142nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 5.38 US dollar 2018 up 3.3% 87th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 0.05 t 2019 down 98.8% 141st
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 0.0171 1000 USD 2019 down 99.4% 146th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 4,566 1000 USD 2018 down 87.1% 122nd
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 1,859 1000 USD 2018 up 3,161.4% 64th
Drinking water services 889,018 people 2024 down 26.4% 30th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 396 m3 2018 down 23.8% 147th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 448 1000 USD 2018 up 15.2% 148th
Insecticides — Import value 2,794 1000 USD 2008 up 221.2% 110th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity -1,785 m3 2018 — 128th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value -1,270 1000 USD 2018 down 9,171.4% 98th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 3,527 m3 2018 down 32.2% 112th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 1,387 1000 USD 2018 down 12.4% 120th
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 10.74 2024 up 11.0% 101st
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity -40 m3 2018 down 4,100.0% 118th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value -23 1000 USD 2018 down 1,250.0% 72nd
Drinking water services in rural areas 878,871 people 2024 down 26.2% 28th
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 90.4% 2025 unchanged 32nd
Agriculture-driven deforestation 32,983 hectares 2024 up 61.3% 37th
Herbicides — Import value 298.42 1000 USD 2008 up 203.4% 125th
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 1,351 1000 USD 2008 up 1,138.8% 98th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 1 m3 2018 down 99.0% 156th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 3 1000 USD 2018 down 93.3% 153rd
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity -51 m3 2018 — 96th