Guyana vs Oceania: Primary Forest — Area

Guyana
9,477 1000 ha
in 2025
Oceania
38,687 1000 ha
in 2025
Guyana rank
19th
Oceania rank
17th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Guyana
  • Oceania
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 38,687 1000 ha against 9,477 1000 ha in Guyana, a difference of 29,210 1000 ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 4.1 times Guyana's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 19th and Oceania ranks 17th of 169 countries.

Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Oceania Difference Ahead
1990s 9,477 1000 ha 39,366 1000 ha 29,889 1000 ha Oceania
2000s 9,477 1000 ha 39,227 1000 ha 29,750 1000 ha Oceania
2010s 9,477 1000 ha 38,955 1000 ha 29,478 1000 ha Oceania
2020s 9,477 1000 ha 38,743 1000 ha 29,266 1000 ha Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Guyana or Oceania?
Oceania, at 38,687 1000 ha against 9,477 1000 ha in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Guyana and Oceania?
29,210 1000 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Oceania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Oceania rank globally for primary forest — area?
Guyana ranks 19th and Oceania ranks 17th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
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.