Gabon vs Guyana: Forest land — Share in Land area

Gabon
91.44 %
in 2024
Guyana
87.07 %
in 2024
Gabon rank
4th
Guyana rank
7th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Gabon
  • Guyana
020406080100199020072024

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 91.44 % against 87.07 % in Guyana, a difference of 4.37 %.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.

Gabon ranks 4th and Guyana ranks 7th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Guyana Difference Ahead
1990s 92.14 % 94.41 % 2.27 % Guyana
2000s 91.95 % 94.2 % 2.25 % Guyana
2010s 91.72 % 93.83 % 2.1 % Guyana
2020s 91.49 % 87.15 % 4.35 % Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Gabon or Guyana?
Gabon, at 91.44 % against 87.07 % in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Gabon and Guyana?
4.37 %, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guyana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Guyana rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Gabon ranks 4th and Guyana ranks 7th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.