Gabon vs Guyana: Annual change in forest area
Gabon
-6,732 hectares
in 2025
Guyana
-7,630 hectares
in 2025
Gabon rank
188th
Guyana rank
190th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Gabon
- Guyana
How they compare
Gabon currently reports -6,732 hectares against -7,630 hectares in Guyana, a difference of 898 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guyana ahead.
Gabon ranks 188th and Guyana ranks 190th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,261 hectares | -3,793 hectares | 3,468 hectares | Guyana |
| 2000s | -2,378 hectares | -4,376 hectares | 1,998 hectares | Gabon |
| 2010s | -8,939 hectares | -9,971 hectares | 1,031 hectares | Gabon |
| 2020s | -6,732 hectares | -7,892 hectares | 1,160 hectares | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Gabon or Guyana?
- Gabon, at -6,732 hectares against -7,630 hectares in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Gabon and Guyana?
- 898 hectares, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Guyana rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Gabon ranks 188th and Guyana ranks 190th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.