Annual change forest area in Guyana
Guyana: Annual change forest area was -7,630 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-7,630
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-3,793
in 1991
All-time low
-11,690
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Guyana, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in Guyana is -7,630, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Guyana peaked at -3,793 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -11,690, 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.
Annual change forest area in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3,793 | — |
| 1992 | -3,793 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -3,793 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -3,793 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -3,793 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -3,793 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -3,793 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -3,793 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -3,793 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -3,793 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -4,441 | +17.1% |
| 2002 | -4,441 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -4,441 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -4,441 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -4,441 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -4,441 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -4,441 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -4,441 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -4,441 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -4,441 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -11,690 | +163.2% |
| 2012 | -11,690 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -11,690 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -11,690 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -11,690 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -9,204 | -21.3% |
| 2017 | -9,204 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -9,204 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -9,204 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -9,204 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -7,630 | -17.1% |
| 2022 | -7,630 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -7,630 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -7,630 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -7,630 | -0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's -7,630 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22, 346.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3,793 | -3,793 | -3,793 | 9 |
| 2000s | -4,376 | -4,441 | -3,793 | 10 |
| 2010s | -9,971 | -11,690 | -4,441 | 10 |
| 2020s | -7,892 | -9,204 | -7,630 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More environment data for Guyana
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7105 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.81 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Guyana?
- Annual change forest area in Guyana was -7,630 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was -3,793 in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -11,690 in 2011.
- How does Guyana rank for annual change forest area?
- Guyana ranks 190th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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