Belize vs Guyana: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Belize
-7,532 hectares
in 2025
Guyana
-7,630 hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
189th
Guyana rank
190th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Belize
- Guyana
How they compare
Belize currently reports -7,532 hectares against -7,630 hectares in Guyana, a difference of 98 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guyana ahead.
Belize ranks 189th and Guyana ranks 190th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,590 hectares | -3,793 hectares | 3,797 hectares | Guyana |
| 2000s | -7,590 hectares | -4,376 hectares | 3,214 hectares | Guyana |
| 2010s | -7,538 hectares | -9,971 hectares | 2,433 hectares | Belize |
| 2020s | -7,532 hectares | -7,892 hectares | 360.4 hectares | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Belize or Guyana?
- Belize, at -7,532 hectares against -7,630 hectares in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Belize and Guyana?
- 98 hectares, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Guyana rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Belize ranks 189th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.