Guinea - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Guinea was 61,890 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72,760 in 1990 and a minimum value of 61,890 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 72,760
1991 72,413
1992 72,066
1993 71,719
1994 71,372
1995 71,025
1996 70,678
1997 70,331
1998 69,984
1999 69,637
2000 69,290
2001 68,930
2002 68,570
2003 68,210
2004 67,850
2005 67,490
2006 67,130
2007 66,770
2008 66,410
2009 66,050
2010 65,690
2011 65,330
2012 64,970
2013 64,610
2014 64,250
2015 63,890
2016 63,490
2017 63,090
2018 62,690
2019 62,290
2020 61,890

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Guinea was 25.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 29.61 in 1990, while its lowest value was 25.19 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 29.61
1991 29.47
1992 29.33
1993 29.19
1994 29.05
1995 28.90
1996 28.76
1997 28.62
1998 28.48
1999 28.34
2000 28.20
2001 28.05
2002 27.91
2003 27.76
2004 27.61
2005 27.47
2006 27.32
2007 27.17
2008 27.03
2009 26.88
2010 26.73
2011 26.59
2012 26.44
2013 26.29
2014 26.15
2015 26.00
2016 25.84
2017 25.68
2018 25.51
2019 25.35
2020 25.19

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use