Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Guinea
Guinea: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled was 307.88 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Guinea, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Guinea is 307.88 hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 35.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Guinea peaked at 556.11 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.24 hectares, in 2004.
Guinea ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 210.57 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 322.12 hectares | +53.0% |
| 2003 | 85.83 hectares | -73.4% |
| 2004 | 80.24 hectares | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 117.49 hectares | +46.4% |
| 2006 | 239.31 hectares | +103.7% |
| 2007 | 335.35 hectares | +40.1% |
| 2008 | 160.77 hectares | -52.1% |
| 2009 | 201.24 hectares | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 100.82 hectares | -49.9% |
| 2011 | 134.42 hectares | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 356.58 hectares | +165.3% |
| 2013 | 301.87 hectares | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 243.42 hectares | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 362.82 hectares | +49.1% |
| 2016 | 469.54 hectares | +29.4% |
| 2017 | 556.11 hectares | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 413.06 hectares | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 416.88 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 459.5 hectares | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 368.93 hectares | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 369.16 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 227.93 hectares | -38.3% |
| 2024 | 307.88 hectares | +35.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 307.88 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.1 hectares, 6.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 307.88 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 168.49 hectares, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 194.77 hectares | 80.24 hectares | 335.35 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 335.55 hectares | 100.82 hectares | 556.11 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 346.68 hectares | 227.93 hectares | 459.5 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Guinea?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Guinea was 307.88 hectares in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 556.11 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.24 hectares in 2004.
- How does Guinea rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?
- Guinea ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.