Guinea-Bissau — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Guinea-Bissau was 74.82% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 80.28% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.21% per year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 11 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 5%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Guinea-Bissau sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 2%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 3 of 48 economies; Central African Republic (72.46%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 9th of 178 in 1990 → 11th of 207 in 2000 → 12th of 209 in 2010 → 11th of 214 in 2020 → 11th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 74.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 75.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 75.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 75.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 75.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 75.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 75.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 76.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 76.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 76.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 76.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 76.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 76.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 76.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 77.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 77.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 77.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 77.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 77.71% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 77.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 78.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 78.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 78.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 78.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 78.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 78.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 79.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 79.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 79.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 79.56% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 79.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 79.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 80.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 80.28% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea-Bissau’s Forest area in 1991?
80.1% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guinea-Bissau’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -6.8% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 74.82%; 2023: 74.97%; 2022: 75.12%; 2021: 75.27%; 2020: 75.42%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.