What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Guyana and Portugal?

84,920 thousands of hectares, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Portugal?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs Portugal: Forest certified for sustainable use

Guyana

528,110 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Portugal

613,030 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Guyana rank

48th

Portugal rank

46th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Guyana
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 613,030 thousands of hectares against 528,110 thousands of hectares in Guyana, a difference of 84,920 thousands of hectares.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Guyana ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 46th of 246 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	0 thousands of hectares	50,650 thousands of hectares	50,650 thousands of hectares	Portugal
2010s	256,433 thousands of hectares	408,555 thousands of hectares	152,122 thousands of hectares	Portugal
2020s	557,664 thousands of hectares	570,260 thousands of hectares	12,596 thousands of hectares	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Guyana or Portugal?: Portugal, at 613,030 thousands of hectares against 528,110 thousands of hectares in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Guyana and Portugal?: 84,920 thousands of hectares, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Portugal?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Portugal rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Guyana ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 46th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).