Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0552 hectares per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre, in 2004.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 23rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.009 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0119 hectares per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 hectares per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | +139.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 hectares per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0301 hectares per square kilometre | +493.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0289 hectares per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0211 hectares per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0552 hectares per square kilometre | +161.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0379 hectares per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0248 hectares per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0168 hectares per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0372 hectares per square kilometre | +121.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 hectares per square kilometre | -72.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0137 hectares per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0095 hectares per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre | +74.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | +29.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +493.8% | 0.0051 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0301 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0134 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0301 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0229 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0094 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0552 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 20 Montenegro 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 21 Brunei 0.0097 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 22 Liechtenstein 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 24 Bahamas 0.0082 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 25 Mauritius 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 26 Slovenia 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0552 hectares per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.