Guinea — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Guinea, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Guinea was 20.04% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 29.31% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.11% per year.
Guinea ranks 131 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Guinea sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 32% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 12%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 27 of 48 economies; Mauritius (19.14%) is just below it. That is 6% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 88th of 178 in 1990 → 117th of 207 in 2000 → 123rd of 209 in 2010 → 131st of 214 in 2020 → 130th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.04% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 20.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 20.59% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 20.86% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 21.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 21.68% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 21.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 22.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 22.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 22.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 23.04% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 23.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 23.58% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 23.86% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 24.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 24.68% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 24.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 25.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 25.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 25.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 26.04% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 26.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 26.58% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 26.86% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 27.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 27.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 27.67% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 27.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 28.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 28.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 28.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 29.04% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 29.31% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea’s Forest area in 1991?
29.04% (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’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -31.6% in total — about 1.1% 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: 20.04%; 2023: 20.31%; 2022: 20.59%; 2021: 20.86%; 2020: 21.13%. 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.