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== Terrain ==
== Terrain ==
[[File:FLII EquatorialGuinea.png|thumb|right|Equatorial Guinea had an average 2019 [[Forest Landscape Integrity Index]] score of 7.99, ranking it 30th out of 172 countries.<ref name="FLII_Supplementary">Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity — Supplementary material, Nature Communications volume 11 numéro 1 2020 ISSN 2041-1723</ref>]]
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| access-date = 25 January 2016}}</ref>
| access-date = 25 January 2016}}</ref>
|date=November 2011}}
|date=November 2011}}
== Forests ==
[[File:FLII EquatorialGuinea.png|thumb|right|Equatorial Guinea had an average 2019 [[Forest Landscape Integrity Index]] score of 7.99, ranking it 30th out of 172 countries.<ref name="FLII_Supplementary">Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity — Supplementary material, Nature Communications volume 11 numéro 1 2020 ISSN 2041-1723</ref>]]
=== Tree cover extent and loss ===
[[Global Forest Watch]] publishes annual estimates of tree cover loss and 2000 tree cover extent derived from time-series analysis of [[Landsat program|Landsat]] satellite imagery in the Global Forest Change dataset.<ref name="GFWGNQdashboard">{{cite web
|title=Equatorial Guinea Deforestation Rates & Statistics
|website=Global Forest Watch
|url=https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/GNQ/
}}</ref><ref name="HansenEtAl2013">{{cite journal
|last1=Hansen
|first1=Matthew C.
|last2=Potapov
|first2=Peter V.
|last3=Moore
|first3=Rebecca
|last4=Hancher
|first4=Matt
|last5=Turubanova
|first5=Svetlana A.
|last6=Tyukavina
|first6=Alexandra
|display-authors=3
|title=High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change
|journal=Science
|volume=342
|issue=6160
|year=2013
|pages=850-853
|doi=10.1126/science.1244693
}}</ref><ref name="GFWTCLossAbout">{{cite web
|title=Tree cover loss
|website=Global Forest Watch Open Data Portal
|url=https://data.globalforestwatch.org/documents/gfw::tree-cover-loss/about
}}</ref><ref name="GFWTCCover2000About">{{cite web
|title=Tree cover (2000)
|website=Global Forest Watch Open Data Portal
|url=https://data.globalforestwatch.org/documents/gfw::tree-cover-2000/about
}}</ref> In this framework, tree cover refers to vegetation taller than 5 m (including natural forests and tree plantations), and tree cover loss is defined as the complete removal of tree cover canopy for a given year, regardless of cause.<ref name="GFRTreeCoverLoss2023">{{cite web
|title=How much forest was lost in 2023?
|website=Global Forest Review
|url=https://gfr.wri.org/global-tree-cover-loss-data-2023
}}</ref>
For Equatorial Guinea, country statistics report cumulative tree cover loss of {{convert|155331|ha|km2|abbr=on}} from 2001 to 2024 (about 5.9% of its 2000 tree cover area).<ref name="GFWGNQdashboard" /> For tree cover density greater than 30%, country statistics report a 2000 tree cover extent of {{convert|2654600|ha|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="GFWGNQdashboard" /> The charts and table below display this data. In simple terms, the annual loss number is the area where tree cover disappeared in that year, and the extent number shows what remains of the 2000 tree cover baseline after subtracting cumulative loss. Forest regrowth is not included in the dataset.<ref name="GFWGNQdashboard" /><ref name="GFRTreeCoverLoss2023" />
{{ChartDirect
|type=bar
|align=center
|width=100%
|x=2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024
|xType=integer
|y1=35.85,29.86,19.61,4.22,16.09,12.55,31.42,48.22,56.85,65.93,77.06,49.53,72.90,192.11,74.69,95.45,119.38,78.24,95.27,48.71,89.06,77.61,85.25,77.45
|y1Title=Annual tree cover loss (km²)
|caption=Annual tree cover loss in Equatorial Guinea, 2001–2024.<ref name="GFWGNQdashboard" />
}}
{{ChartDirect
|type=line
|align=center
|width=100%
|x=2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024
|xType=integer
|y1=26510.15,26480.29,26460.68,26456.46,26440.37,26427.82,26396.40,26348.18,26291.33,26225.40,26148.34,26098.81,26025.91,25833.80,25759.11,25663.66,25544.28,25466.04,25370.77,25322.06,25233.00,25155.39,25070.14,24992.69
|y1Title=Extent minus cumulative loss (km²)
|caption=Tree cover extent in 2000 minus cumulative tree cover loss in Equatorial Guinea, 2001–2024 (loss-only residual; does not account for gain).<ref name="GFWGNQdashboard" />
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:right;"
|+ Annual tree cover extent and loss<ref name="GFWGNQdashboard" />
! Year
! Tree cover extent (km2){{efn|name=regrowth|This residual measure does not include forest regrowth.}}
! Annual tree cover loss (km2)
|-
| 2001 || 26,510.15 || 35.85
|-
| 2002 || 26,480.29 || 29.86
|-
| 2003 || 26,460.68 || 19.61
|-
| 2004 || 26,456.46 || 4.22
|-
| 2005 || 26,440.37 || 16.09
|-
| 2006 || 26,427.82 || 12.55
|-
| 2007 || 26,396.40 || 31.42
|-
| 2008 || 26,348.18 || 48.22
|-
| 2009 || 26,291.33 || 56.85
|-
| 2010 || 26,225.40 || 65.93
|-
| 2011 || 26,148.34 || 77.06
|-
| 2012 || 26,098.81 || 49.53
|-
| 2013 || 26,025.91 || 72.90
|-
| 2014 || 25,833.80 || 192.11
|-
| 2015 || 25,759.11 || 74.69
|-
| 2016 || 25,663.66 || 95.45
|-
| 2017 || 25,544.28 || 119.38
|-
| 2018 || 25,466.04 || 78.24
|-
| 2019 || 25,370.77 || 95.27
|-
| 2020 || 25,322.06 || 48.71
|-
| 2021 || 25,233.00 || 89.06
|-
| 2022 || 25,155.39 || 77.61
|-
| 2023 || 25,070.14 || 85.25
|-
| 2024 || 24,992.69 || 77.45
|}


== Extreme points ==
== Extreme points ==
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* Northernmost point — [[Punta Europa]], [[Bioko Island]]
* Northernmost point — [[Punta Europa]], [[Bioko Island]]
* Easternmost point — the entire length of the eastern border with [[Gabon]], which runs in a straight line
* Easternmost point — near [[Obileville]] village
* Southernmost point — [[A Dyibó]], [[Annobón]] Island
* Southernmost point — [[A Dyibó]], [[Annobón]] Island
* Westernmost point — [[Punta Dyiscoj]], Annobón Island
* Westernmost point — [[Punta Dyiscoj]], Annobón Island


==See also==
== Notes ==
*[[Equatorial Guinea]]
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== References ==
== References ==
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