Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guyana
Guyana: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 93.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
93.4%
World rank
2nd
of 219 countries
All-time high
94.5%
in 1990
All-time low
93.4%
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guyana, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 93.4% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guyana peaked at 94.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2025.
Guyana ranks 2nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.5% | — |
| 2000 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.8% | 94.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 93.4% | 93.5% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 188.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0059 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 86.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0053 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 58.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guyana?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Guyana was 93.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2025.
- How does Guyana rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Guyana ranks 2nd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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