15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Guyana
Guyana: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land was 1,053 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Guyana is 1,053 km2, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Guyana peaked at 1,053 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,031 km2, in 2000.
That places Guyana 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Guyana, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,031 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1,032 km2 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,037 km2 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,048 km2 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,051 km2 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,053 km2 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,032 km2 | 1,031 km2 | 1,032 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,045 km2 | 1,037 km2 | 1,051 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,053 km2 | 1,053 km2 | 1,053 km2 | 1 |
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More environment data for Guyana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.299 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0148 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 7.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0115 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Guyana?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Guyana was 1,053 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,053 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,031 km2 in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land?
- Guyana ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Grassland — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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