Forest area in Guyana
Guyana: Forest area was 18,377 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
18,377 ha th
World rank
35th
of 236 countries
All-time high
18,602 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
18,377 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area in Guyana, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 18,377 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Guyana peaked at 18,602 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,377 ha th, in 2025.
That places Guyana 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,602 ha th | 18,602 ha th | 18,602 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 18,564 ha th | 18,564 ha th | 18,564 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 18,491 ha th | 18,461 ha th | 18,520 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 18,396 ha th | 18,377 ha th | 18,415 ha th | 2 |
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More environment data for Guyana
- Standard Deviation 0.299 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 163 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 49 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 309 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 202 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 4,444 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 4,876 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import value 1,691 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import quantity 1,023 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Guyana?
- Forest area in Guyana was 18,377 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 18,602 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,377 ha th in 2025.
- How does Guyana rank for forest area?
- Guyana ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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