Guyana vs Palau: Forest land — Share in Land area

Guyana
87.07 %
in 2024
Palau
90.83 %
in 2024
Guyana rank
7th
Palau rank
5th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Guyana
  • Palau
020406080100199020072024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 90.83 % against 87.07 % in Guyana, a difference of 3.76 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 7th and Palau ranks 5th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 94.4 % 84.49 % 9.91 % Guyana
2000s 94.2 % 87 % 7.2 % Guyana
2010s 93.83 % 89.02 % 4.81 % Guyana
2020s 87.15 % 90.59 % 3.45 % Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Guyana or Palau?
Palau, at 90.83 % against 87.07 % in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Guyana and Palau?
3.76 %, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Palau?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Palau rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Guyana ranks 7th and Palau ranks 5th 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.

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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.