Environment in Guyana

2,008 indicators covering environment for Guyana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Forest area 18.38 million hectares 2025 down 0.5% 36th
Share of global forest area 0.4% 2025 up 0.5% 36th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.4719 2023 down 410.9% 102nd
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 97.6% 169th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0829 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 29.0% 52nd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0422 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 57.8% 58th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 97.2% 159th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 98.0% 161st
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 99.7% 162nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 72.9% 84th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 87.6% 88th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 87.4% 83rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 81.2% 85th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 77.4% 73rd
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 65.7% 119th
Plywood and LVL — Production 15,800 m3 2024 down 24.0% 88th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.2% 79th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 80.1% 147th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 59.9% 131st
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person 2024 down 78.3% 92nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 down 24.6% 99th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 48.0% 121st
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0046 t per square kilometre 2023 down 45.8% 122nd
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 6.8% 152nd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,651.6% 54th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 73.5% 79th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -91.6 % change on previous year 2024 down 6,037.4% 184th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2024 113th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 124th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 7.62 % change on previous year 2024 down 98.1% 55th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.9664 m3 per person 2024 down 13.0% 10th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.9664 m3 per person 2024 down 13.0% 13th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 1.42 m3 per person 2024 down 15.8% 13th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 1.42 m3 per person 2024 down 15.8% 26th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.0% 75th
Primary Forest — Area 9,477 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 20th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 42.5% 62nd
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.1627 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 61.9% 60th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 96.3% 130th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 79.2% 121st
Recovered paper — Import quantity 15 t 2024 down 99.2% 174th
Recovered paper — Import value 36 1000 USD 2024 down 89.3% 148th
Annual change in forest area -7,630 hectares 2025 up 34.7% 190th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.0% 2025 up 34.4% 157th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.0% 2025 up 34.4% 156th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -7,630 hectares 2025 up 34.7% 190th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 t per person 2024 59th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 107th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year 2024 59th
Forest land — Area 18,377 1000 ha 2025 down 0.5% 43rd
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 18,377 1000 ha 2025 down 0.5% 38th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 100 % 2025 unchanged 1st
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 466.8% 127th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -91.07 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.3% 197th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 155th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 174th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 325 m3 2024 down 22.4% 114th
Other fibreboard — Import quantity 246 m3 2024 up 811.1% 145th
Other fibreboard — Import value 30 1000 USD 2024 down 11.8% 179th