Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guyana
Guyana: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 5.9% in 2025. β Volatile
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guyana, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 5.9% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guyana peaked at 5.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1990.
That places Guyana 130th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.2% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 2 |
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More environment data for Guyana
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.299 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 58.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -8.87 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 5.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guyana?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Guyana was 5.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Guyana ranks 130th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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