Canada vs Guyana: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Canada
-9,819 hectares
in 2025
Guyana
-7,630 hectares
in 2025
Canada rank
193rd
Guyana rank
190th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Canada
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports -7,630 hectares against -9,819 hectares in Canada, a difference of 2,189 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guyana ahead.
Canada ranks 193rd and Guyana ranks 190th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -47,225 hectares | -3,793 hectares | 43,432 hectares | Guyana |
| 2000s | 456,623 hectares | -4,376 hectares | 460,999 hectares | Canada |
| 2010s | 377,468 hectares | -9,971 hectares | 387,439 hectares | Canada |
| 2020s | 20,945 hectares | -7,892 hectares | 28,837 hectares | Canada |
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, Canada or Guyana?
- Guyana, at -7,630 hectares against -9,819 hectares in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Canada and Guyana?
- 2,189 hectares, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Guyana rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Canada ranks 193rd 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.