Annual change in forest area in Guyana
Guyana: Annual change in forest area was -7,630 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Guyana, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Guyana is -7,630 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Guyana peaked at -3,793 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -11,690 hectares, in 2011.
Guyana ranks 190th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3,793 hectares | -3,793 hectares | -3,793 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -4,376 hectares | -4,441 hectares | -3,793 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -9,971 hectares | -11,690 hectares | -4,441 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -7,892 hectares | -9,204 hectares | -7,630 hectares | 6 |
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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 annual change in forest area in Guyana?
- Annual change in forest area in Guyana was -7,630 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was -3,793 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -11,690 hectares in 2011.
- How does Guyana rank for annual change in forest area?
- Guyana ranks 190th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.