Forest area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forest area was 19,547 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 19,547 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 22,333 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,547 sq. km, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 110th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,953 sq. km | 21,573 sq. km | 22,333 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,109 sq. km | 20,729 sq. km | 21,489 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,264 sq. km | 19,884 sq. km | 20,644 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,674 sq. km | 19,547 sq. km | 19,800 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
- Rural population 53.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 1.20 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 242,659 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,333 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 323,557 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forest area in Guinea-Bissau was 19,547 sq. km 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 22,333 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,547 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forest area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 110th 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 (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.