Above-ground forest biomass in Guyana
Guyana: Above-ground forest biomass was 498.96 tonnes per hectare in 2020. ▬ Flat
Above-ground forest biomass in Guyana, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 498.96 tonnes per hectare for above-ground forest biomass in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Guyana peaked at 498.96 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 498.96 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 2nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 498.96 tonnes per hectare | 498.96 tonnes per hectare | 498.96 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 498.96 tonnes per hectare | 498.96 tonnes per hectare | 498.96 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 498.96 tonnes per hectare | 498.96 tonnes per hectare | 498.96 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 1 Micronesia (country) 500.39 tonnes per hectare compare
- 3 Palau 416.21 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 French Guiana 365 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Suriname 362.88 tonnes per hectare compare
More environment data for Guyana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4606 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Guyana?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Guyana was 498.96 tonnes per hectare in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 498.96 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 498.96 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Guyana ranks 2nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)