Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Guyana, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Guyana stood at -0.0%.
The figure is up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Guyana peaked at -0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2015.
That places Guyana 156th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 153 Gabon -0.0% compare
- 154 Solomon Islands -0.0% compare
- 155 Algeria -0.0% compare
- 157 French Guiana -0.1% compare
- 158 Bangladesh -0.1% compare
- 159 South Korea -0.1% 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 annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Guyana?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Guyana was -0.0% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2015.
- How does Guyana rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Guyana ranks 156th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.