Deforestation statistics for Guinea-Bissau
Total land area: Guinea-Bissau
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 3,402,910 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 1,022,708 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Guinea-Bissau
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Guinea-Bissau. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,071,797 | |
| 2001 | 71,371 | |
| 2010 | 70,607 | 1,128,748 |
| 2018 | 67,533 | 1,022,708 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 7% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 30.1% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Guinea-Bissau
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Guinea-Bissau by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,368 | ||
| 2002 | 137 | 6,081 | |
| 2003 | 14 | 1,022 | |
| 2004 | 76 | 3,550 | |
| 2005 | 76 | 3,550 | |
| 2006 | 49 | 2,019 | |
| 2007 | 65 | 6,054 | |
| 2008 | 69 | 3,255 | |
| 2009 | 138 | 7,975 | |
| 2010 | 139 | 4,909 | |
| 2011 | 149 | 4,284 | |
| 2012 | 110 | 3,517 | |
| 2013 | 476 | 20,735 | |
| 2014 | 448 | 12,885 | |
| 2015 | 408 | 12,693 | |
| 2016 | 527 | 16,140 | |
| 2017 | 504 | 16,465 | |
| 2018 | 451 | 14,412 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 3,838 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 139,546 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 2.8% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 5.4% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 84.85 | 4,078 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 384.30 | 12,641 |
Biodiversity data: Guinea-Bissau
Species count by taxa for Guinea-Bissau. 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 | 456 |
| Amphibians | 21 |
| Reptiles | 69 |
| Fishes | 677 |
| Mammals | 123 |
| Vascular plants | 1000 |
Conservation data: Guinea-Bissau
Data on threatened species in Guinea-Bissau as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | 14 |
| Threatened birds (2018) | 12 |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | 41 |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) | 6 |
Protected areas data: Guinea-Bissau
Data on threatened species in Guinea-Bissau 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 | 16.7 |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Guinea-Bissau
"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 | 3402910 | 2915832 | 85.70% | 2916184 | 85.70% | 2746776 | 80.70% | 230044 | 7.90% | 12780 | 6064 | 21176 |
| 15 | 3402910 | 2699465 | 79.30% | 2633076 | 77.40% | 2465021 | 72.40% | 226621 | 8.40% | 12590 | 5857 | 21007 |
| 20 | 3402910 | 1681194 | 49.40% | 1755876 | 51.60% | 1618435 | 47.60% | 185339 | 11.00% | 10297 | 4790 | 17180 |
| 25 | 3402910 | 1506869 | 44.30% | 1579703 | 46.40% | 1451489 | 42.70% | 174577 | 11.60% | 9699 | 4636 | 16027 |
| 30 | 3402910 | 1071797 | 31.50% | 1128748 | 33.20% | 1027617 | 30.20% | 142305 | 13.30% | 7906 | 4117 | 12641 |
| 50 | 3402910 | 314558 | 9.20% | 203824 | 6.00% | 161965 | 4.80% | 59432 | 18.90% | 3302 | 1757 | 5232 |
| 75 | 3402910 | 3472 | 0.10% | 4925 | 0.10% | 4697 | 0.10% | 1213 | 34.90% | 67 | 99 | 29 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Guinea-Bissau
"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 | 3402910 | 2915832 | 2916184 | 492437334 | 24536656 | 1363148 | 44983867 | 2499104 |
| 15 | 3402910 | 2699465 | 2633076 | 469045564 | 24337222 | 1352068 | 44618228 | 2478790 |
| 20 | 3402910 | 1681194 | 1755876 | 337088903 | 21288408 | 1182689 | 39028736 | 2168263 |
| 25 | 3402910 | 1506869 | 1579703 | 309488382 | 20329978 | 1129443 | 37271599 | 2070644 |
| 30 | 3402910 | 1071797 | 1128748 | 229684362 | 17082910 | 949051 | 31318672 | 1739926 |
| 50 | 3402910 | 314558 | 203824 | 68170034 | 7266965 | 403720 | 13322768 | 740154 |
| 75 | 3402910 | 3472 | 4925 | 1004591 | 231620 | 12868 | 424637 | 23591 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Guinea-Bissau
"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) |
| Bafatá | 586375 | 194782 | 237982 | 222476 | 38% | 23314 | 12% | 1,295 | 7808 | 4% | 781 | 15506 | 7% | 1,938 |
| Biombo | 76186 | 21594 | 13347 | 11972 | 16% | 2136 | 10% | 119 | 761 | 4% | 76 | 1375 | 10% | 172 |
| Bissau | 8382 | 327 | 179 | 134 | 2% | 143 | 44% | 8 | 98 | 30% | 10 | 45 | 25% | 6 |
| Bolama | 156569 | 99238 | 87567 | 79680 | 51% | 9760 | 10% | 542 | 1873 | 2% | 187 | 7887 | 9% | 986 |
| Cacheu | 479820 | 122603 | 116261 | 98359 | 20% | 22328 | 18% | 1,240 | 4426 | 4% | 443 | 17902 | 15% | 2,238 |
| Gabú | 905963 | 150985 | 213880 | 205504 | 23% | 14303 | 9% | 795 | 5927 | 4% | 593 | 8376 | 4% | 1,047 |
| Oio | 548062 | 85578 | 106087 | 98418 | 18% | 12270 | 14% | 682 | 4601 | 5% | 460 | 7669 | 7% | 959 |
| Quinara | 297827 | 179733 | 169456 | 153093 | 51% | 21020 | 12% | 1,168 | 4657 | 3% | 466 | 16363 | 10% | 2,045 |
| Tombali | 343726 | 216957 | 183989 | 157981 | 46% | 37031 | 17% | 2,057 | 11023 | 5% | 1,102 | 26008 | 14% | 3,251 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Guinea-Bissau
"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) |
| Bafatá | 586375 | 194782 | 237982 | 48730700 | 5839103 | 324395 | 198722 | 481485 |
| Biombo | 76186 | 21594 | 13347 | 3929569 | 412405 | 22911 | 15699 | 31927 |
| Bissau | 8382 | 327 | 179 | 62704 | 27592 | 1533 | 1912 | 1059 |
| Bolama | 156569 | 99238 | 87567 | 18135367 | 1916848 | 106492 | 41021 | 188330 |
| Cacheu | 479820 | 122603 | 116261 | 25563448 | 4770922 | 265051 | 99300 | 472240 |
| Gabú | 905963 | 150985 | 213880 | 37486879 | 3527714 | 195984 | 148396 | 255469 |
| Oio | 548062 | 85578 | 106087 | 18836286 | 2788183 | 154899 | 107021 | 214746 |
| Quinara | 297827 | 179733 | 169456 | 33115661 | 4150924 | 230607 | 98833 | 395324 |
| Tombali | 343726 | 216957 | 183989 | 43823748 | 7884981 | 438055 | 248184 | 675393 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Guinea-Bissau
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) |
| Bafatá | 586375 | 194782 | 237982 | 26580382 | 137 | 3184966 | 176943 | 108394 | 262628 |
| Biombo | 76186 | 21594 | 13347 | 2143401 | 100 | 224946 | 12497 | 8563 | 17415 |
| Bissau | 8382 | 327 | 179 | 34202 | 105 | 15049 | 836 | 1043 | 577 |
| Bolama | 156569 | 99238 | 87567 | 9892019 | 100 | 1045552 | 58086 | 22375 | 102726 |
| Cacheu | 479820 | 122603 | 116261 | 13943699 | 114 | 2602320 | 144573 | 54164 | 257586 |
| Gabú | 905963 | 150985 | 213880 | 20447389 | 136 | 1924208 | 106900 | 80944 | 139347 |
| Oio | 548062 | 85578 | 106087 | 10274338 | 120 | 1520826 | 84490 | 58375 | 117134 |
| Quinara | 297827 | 179733 | 169456 | 18063087 | 101 | 2264142 | 125786 | 53909 | 215632 |
| Tombali | 343726 | 216957 | 183989 | 23903863 | 110 | 4300901 | 238939 | 135373 | 368397 |
Archived forest data for Guinea-Bissau | Forest data for Guinea-Bissau
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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