Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guyana
Guyana: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 84.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guyana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guyana is 84.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guyana peaked at 90.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2020.
That places Guyana 30th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.8% | — |
| 2000 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 84.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 84.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.0%, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 84.4% | 86.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 84.4% | 84.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 forest with a long-term management plan in Guyana?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Guyana was 84.4% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Guyana ranks 30th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).