Deforestation statistics for Guinea
Total land area: Guinea
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 24,512,516 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 6,892,202 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Guinea
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Guinea. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,168,916 | |
| 2001 | 233,461 | |
| 2010 | 228,728 | 8,032,957 |
| 2018 | 220,462 | 6,892,202 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 3% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 28.1% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Guinea
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Guinea by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18,588 | ||
| 2002 | 1,101 | 28,962 | |
| 2003 | 287 | 9,239 | |
| 2004 | 553 | 17,173 | |
| 2005 | 271 | 17,173 | |
| 2006 | 235 | 15,320 | |
| 2007 | 1,035 | 33,866 | |
| 2008 | 541 | 21,504 | |
| 2009 | 379 | 23,422 | |
| 2010 | 333 | 16,063 | |
| 2011 | 400 | 27,662 | |
| 2012 | 589 | 24,520 | |
| 2013 | 1,030 | 146,367 | |
| 2014 | 754 | 132,864 | |
| 2015 | 1,136 | 162,021 | |
| 2016 | 1,543 | 216,284 | |
| 2017 | 1,676 | 231,880 | |
| 2018 | 1,138 | 183,094 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 12,999 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 1,307,414 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 1.0% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 5.6% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 525.97 | 20,131 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 1,033.22 | 140,587 |
Biodiversity data: Guinea
Species count by taxa for Guinea. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).| Animal / plant group | Species count |
|---|---|
| Birds | 633 |
| Amphibians | 79 |
| Reptiles | 612 |
| Fishes | 979 |
| Mammals | 223 |
| Vascular plants | 3000 |
Conservation data: Guinea
Data on threatened species in Guinea as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | 30 |
| Threatened birds (2018) | 20 |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | 76 |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) | 70 |
Protected areas data: Guinea
Data on threatened species in Guinea as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).| Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | 35.6 |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Guinea
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 24512516 | 22592293 | 92.20% | 21969632 | 89.60% | 20292352 | 82.80% | 2009326 | 8.90% | 111629 | 33205 | 209660 |
| 15 | 24512516 | 19398704 | 79.10% | 19081855 | 77.80% | 17434286 | 71.10% | 1939540 | 10.00% | 107752 | 29197 | 205946 |
| 20 | 24512516 | 12441036 | 50.80% | 12810394 | 52.30% | 11381295 | 46.40% | 1664078 | 13.40% | 92449 | 23498 | 178637 |
| 25 | 24512516 | 11360599 | 46.30% | 11645482 | 47.50% | 10272934 | 41.90% | 1598591 | 14.10% | 88811 | 22604 | 171569 |
| 30 | 24512516 | 8168916 | 33.30% | 8032957 | 32.80% | 6908265 | 28.20% | 1323427 | 16.20% | 73524 | 19874 | 140587 |
| 50 | 24512516 | 2158833 | 8.80% | 2412630 | 9.80% | 2073595 | 8.50% | 433963 | 20.10% | 24109 | 9493 | 42379 |
| 75 | 24512516 | 182304 | 0.70% | 264827 | 1.10% | 256599 | 1.00% | 22175 | 12.20% | 1232 | 1395 | 1029 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Guinea
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 24512516 | 22592293 | 21969632 | 4185553216 | 228341694 | 12685650 | 418626428 | 23257024 |
| 15 | 24512516 | 19398704 | 19081855 | 3767461830 | 223345454 | 12408081 | 409466651 | 22748147 |
| 20 | 24512516 | 12441036 | 12810394 | 2715028368 | 200054617 | 11114145 | 366766812 | 20375934 |
| 25 | 24512516 | 11360599 | 11645482 | 2528673414 | 193982809 | 10776823 | 355635135 | 19757508 |
| 30 | 24512516 | 8168916 | 8032957 | 1932154961 | 167176363 | 9287576 | 306490013 | 17027223 |
| 50 | 24512516 | 2158833 | 2412630 | 613465544 | 65164105 | 3620228 | 119467528 | 6637085 |
| 75 | 24512516 | 182304 | 264827 | 87054598 | 5651715 | 313984 | 10361463 | 575637 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Guinea
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Boké | 3414076 | 938023 | 1069095 | 898496 | 26% | 200958 | 21% | 11,164 | 30359 | 3% | 3,036 | 170599 | 16% | 21,325 |
| Conakry | 42303 | 7468 | 5470 | 5450 | 13% | 46 | 1% | 3 | 26 | 0% | 3 | 20 | 0% | 3 |
| Faranah | 3580599 | 1481373 | 1346117 | 1253777 | 35% | 120418 | 8% | 6,690 | 28078 | 2% | 2,808 | 92340 | 7% | 11,543 |
| Kankan | 7181085 | 1195985 | 1280419 | 1225223 | 17% | 87900 | 7% | 4,883 | 32704 | 3% | 3,270 | 55196 | 4% | 6,900 |
| Kindia | 2569028 | 1124057 | 1088781 | 760791 | 30% | 343686 | 31% | 19,094 | 15696 | 1% | 1,570 | 327990 | 30% | 40,999 |
| Labé | 2284793 | 237104 | 266209 | 226011 | 10% | 46633 | 20% | 2,591 | 6435 | 3% | 644 | 40198 | 15% | 5,025 |
| Mamou | 1784487 | 874617 | 754009 | 599801 | 34% | 172935 | 20% | 9,608 | 18727 | 2% | 1,873 | 154208 | 20% | 19,276 |
| Nzérékoré | 3656145 | 2310289 | 2222857 | 1938716 | 53% | 350851 | 15% | 19,492 | 66710 | 3% | 6,671 | 284141 | 13% | 35,518 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Guinea
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Boké | 3414076 | 938023 | 1069095 | 189261199 | 41120203 | 2284456 | 666706 | 4306644 |
| Conakry | 42303 | 7468 | 5470 | 1328334 | 8751 | 486 | 533 | 428 |
| Faranah | 3580599 | 1481373 | 1346117 | 373676427 | 31122580 | 1729032 | 758696 | 2941952 |
| Kankan | 7181085 | 1195985 | 1280419 | 296512663 | 22175399 | 1231967 | 860086 | 1696817 |
| Kindia | 2569028 | 1124057 | 1088781 | 228210578 | 69838692 | 3879927 | 328880 | 8318737 |
| Labé | 2284793 | 237104 | 266209 | 53766464 | 10477392 | 582077 | 157215 | 1113155 |
| Mamou | 1784487 | 874617 | 754009 | 198872010 | 39714822 | 2206379 | 479371 | 4365139 |
| Nzérékoré | 3656145 | 2310289 | 2222857 | 590527286 | 92032174 | 5112899 | 1996271 | 9008683 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Guinea
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Boké | 3414076 | 938023 | 1069095 | 103233381 | 110 | 22429203 | 1246067 | 363658 | 2349078 |
| Conakry | 42303 | 7468 | 5470 | 724546 | 97 | 4772 | 265 | 291 | 233 |
| Faranah | 3580599 | 1481373 | 1346117 | 203823505 | 137 | 16975953 | 943109 | 413834 | 1604702 |
| Kankan | 7181085 | 1195985 | 1280419 | 161734180 | 135 | 12095671 | 671982 | 469138 | 925537 |
| Kindia | 2569028 | 1124057 | 1088781 | 124478496 | 111 | 38093831 | 2116324 | 179389 | 4537493 |
| Labé | 2284793 | 237104 | 266209 | 29327161 | 124 | 5714943 | 317497 | 85754 | 607176 |
| Mamou | 1784487 | 874617 | 754009 | 108475642 | 124 | 21662630 | 1203479 | 261475 | 2380985 |
| Nzérékoré | 3656145 | 2310289 | 2222857 | 322105792 | 139 | 50199360 | 2788853 | 1088875 | 4913826 |
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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