Guinea-Bissau's forest cover fell from 78.2 % in 1994 to 69.5 % in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Guinea-Bissau's forest area fell from 21,996 km in 1994 to 19,547 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
57th of 213 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea-Bissau's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 16.2 % in 2013 to 26.2 % in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 21.8 % in 1994 to 29.9 % in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau's arable land (% of land area) rose from 10.0 % in 1994 to 14.1 % in 2023.
Air
Guinea-Bissau's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 36.9 in 1994 to 32.3 in 2023.
Water
Guinea-Bissau's water stress rose from 0.5 % in 1993 to 1.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
55th of 181 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea-Bissau's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 15,112 in 1993 to 7,599 in 2022.
Access
Guinea-Bissau's safe drinking water rose from 17.7 % in 2000 to 24.0 % in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau's safe sanitation rose from 3.4 % in 2002 to 22.6 % in 2024.