Deforestation statistics for Guinea
Guinea: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 13,132,795 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 2.80% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 53 |
| Net migration | -4,000 |
| Fertility rate | 4.7 |
| Median age | 18 |
| Urban population share | 39% |
Guinea: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 245,720 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 8,159,643 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 33.20% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 1,693,953 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 20.80% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 233,461 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 1.00% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 2.90% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 15,355 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 6.60% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 218,106 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 0.90% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 3% |
Guinea: Annual forest and tree cover data
Guinea: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: 1,101 2003: 287 2004: 553 2005: 271 2006: 235 2007: 1,035 2008: 541 2009: 379 2010: 333 2011: 400 2012: 589 2013: 1,030 2014: 754 2015: 1,136 2016: 1,543 2017: 1,676 2018: 1,138 2019: 1,057 2020: 1,299 |
Guinea: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 18,572 2002: 28,933 2003: 9,229 2004: 17,158 2005: 14,581 2006: 15,306 2007: 33,821 2008: 21,481 2009: 23,388 2010: 16,046 2011: 27,638 2012: 24,486 2013: 146,184 2014: 132,716 2015: 161,820 2016: 216,012 2017: 231,588 2018: 182,895 2019: 193,690 2020: 178,407 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boké | 936,920 | 20,459 | 9,869 | 70,699 | 159,232 | 260,259 | 27.8% |
| Conakry | 7,440 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 0.7% |
| Faranah | 1,479,838 | 9,607 | 18,440 | 45,155 | 80,002 | 153,204 | 10.4% |
| Kankan | 1,194,993 | 12,168 | 20,516 | 21,727 | 58,546 | 112,956 | 9.5% |
| Kindia | 1,122,864 | 6,532 | 9,147 | 139,016 | 283,344 | 438,038 | 39.0% |
| Labé | 236,710 | 2,796 | 3,631 | 19,577 | 33,280 | 59,285 | 25.0% |
| Mamou | 873,824 | 5,078 | 13,635 | 73,210 | 127,307 | 219,230 | 25.1% |
| Nzérékoré | 2,307,048 | 31,825 | 34,787 | 123,445 | 260,871 | 450,928 | 19.5% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boké | Boffa | 8,904 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 81 | 143 | 1.6% |
| Boké | Boké | 22,191 | 90 | 99 | 560 | 1,020 | 1,769 | 8.0% |
| Conakry | Conakry | 507 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.2% |
| Kindia | Coyah | 1,048 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 86 | 8.2% |
| Kindia | Dubréka | 3,472 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 86 | 124 | 3.6% |
| Kindia | Forécariah | 6,904 | 13 | 50 | 222 | 429 | 713 | 10.3% |
| Kindia | Kindia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4% |
| Nzérékoré | Guéckédou | 1,003 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 103 | 10.3% |
| Nzérékoré | Lola | 19,872 | 1,295 | 1,193 | 754 | 1,137 | 4,379 | 22.0% |
| Nzérékoré | Macenta | 104,645 | 507 | 822 | 1,283 | 2,113 | 4,724 | 4.5% |
| Nzérékoré | Nzérékoré | 7,805 | 32 | 33 | 175 | 479 | 718 | 9.2% |
| Nzérékoré | Yamou | 57,103 | 211 | 254 | 826 | 1,298 | 2,589 | 4.5% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Primary forest extent (2000) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boké | 31,095 | 116 | 111 | 584 | 1,100 | 1,912 | 6.1% |
| Conakry | 507 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.2% |
| Kindia | 11,432 | 44 | 71 | 255 | 554 | 924 | 8.1% |
| Nzérékoré | 190,428 | 2,051 | 2,340 | 3,069 | 5,054 | 12,514 | 6.6% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Primary forest extent (2001) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boké | Boffa | 8,904 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 81 | 143 | 1.6% |
| Boké | Boké | 22,191 | 90 | 99 | 560 | 1,020 | 1,769 | 8.0% |
| Conakry | Conakry | 507 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.2% |
| Kindia | Coyah | 1,048 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 86 | 8.2% |
| Kindia | Dubréka | 3,472 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 86 | 124 | 3.6% |
| Kindia | Forécariah | 6,904 | 13 | 50 | 222 | 429 | 713 | 10.3% |
| Kindia | Kindia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4% |
| Nzérékoré | Guéckédou | 1,003 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 103 | 10.3% |
| Nzérékoré | Lola | 19,872 | 1,295 | 1,193 | 754 | 1,137 | 4,379 | 22.0% |
| Nzérékoré | Macenta | 104,645 | 507 | 822 | 1,283 | 2,113 | 4,724 | 4.5% |
| Nzérékoré | Nzérékoré | 7,805 | 32 | 33 | 175 | 479 | 718 | 9.2% |
| Nzérékoré | Yamou | 57,103 | 211 | 254 | 826 | 1,298 | 2,589 | 4.5% |
2019 forest data for Guinea | Archived forest data for Guinea | Forest data for Guinea
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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