Primary Forest — Area in Guyana
Guyana: Primary Forest — Area was 9,477 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Guyana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Guyana is 9,477 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Guyana peaked at 9,477 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,477 1000 ha, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 19th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,477 1000 ha | 9,477 1000 ha | 9,477 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,477 1000 ha | 9,477 1000 ha | 9,477 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,477 1000 ha | 9,477 1000 ha | 9,477 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,477 1000 ha | 9,477 1000 ha | 9,477 1000 ha | 6 |
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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 primary forest — area in Guyana?
- Primary forest — area in Guyana was 9,477 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 9,477 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,477 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for primary forest — area?
- Guyana ranks 19th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.