Share of land covered by forest in Guyana
Guyana: Share of land covered by forest was 87.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
87.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 216 countries
All-time high
88.1%
in 1990
All-time low
87.0%
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share of land covered by forest in Guyana, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 87.0% for share of land covered by forest in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Guyana peaked at 88.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2025.
That places Guyana 7th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of land covered by forest in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.1% | — |
| 1991 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 87.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.2%, 2.6× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 87.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.4%, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.0% | 87.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 87.7% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.3% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 87.0% | 87.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 4 Gabon 91.4% compare
- 5 Palau 91.0% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.8% compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 85.8% compare
- 9 American Samoa 79.2% compare
- 10 Dominica 76.5% compare
More environment data for Guyana
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 12.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by forest in Guyana?
- Share of land covered by forest in Guyana was 87.0% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2025.
- How does Guyana rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Guyana ranks 7th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.