Share global forest in Guyana
Guyana: Share global forest was 0.4439 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4439
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.4439
in 2025
All-time low
0.4283
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Guyana, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Guyana is 0.4439, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Guyana peaked at 0.4439 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4283, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 36th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4283 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4292 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4302 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4312 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4322 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4332 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4342 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4352 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4362 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4372 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4382 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4385 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4387 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.439 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4392 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4395 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4398 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.44 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4403 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4406 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4408 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4411 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4412 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4414 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4415 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4416 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4418 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4419 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4421 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4425 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4428 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4432 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4435 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4439 | +0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.4439 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 42.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.4439 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 18.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4327 | 0.4283 | 0.4372 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4394 | 0.4382 | 0.4406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4414 | 0.4408 | 0.442 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.443 | 0.4421 | 0.4439 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More environment data for Guyana
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7105 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.81 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Guyana?
- Share global forest in Guyana was 0.4439 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4439 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4283 in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for share global forest?
- Guyana ranks 36th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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