Forest area as share of land area in Guyana
Guyana: Forest area as share of land area was 87.04 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
87.04
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 216 countries
All-time high
88.1
in 1990
All-time low
87.04
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Guyana, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 87.04 for forest area as share of land area 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, forest area as share of land area in Guyana peaked at 88.1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 87.04, in 2025.
That places Guyana 7th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.02 | 87.94 | 88.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.83 | 87.73 | 87.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.48 | 87.26 | 87.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.13 | 87.04 | 87.22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 4 Gabon 91.42 compare
- 5 Palau 91.02 compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.82 compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 85.8 compare
- 10 Dominica 76.47 compare
More environment data for Guyana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 143 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 383 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.81 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 82.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 594 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.33 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 31.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 13.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 94.83 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Guyana?
- Forest area as share of land area in Guyana was 87.04 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.04 in 2025.
- How does Guyana rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Guyana ranks 7th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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