Environment in Guyana

2,031 indicators covering environment for Guyana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1,472 t 2024 up 147.7% 94th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1,243 t 2024 down 61.1% 98th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 4,360 1000 USD 2024 down 0.2% 106th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 2,309 t 2024 up 727.0% 82nd
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 7,295 1000 USD 2024 up 731.7% 87th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 144.37 t 2024 up 349.8% 117th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 684.64 1000 USD 2024 up 106.3% 119th
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 560 1000 USD 2024 up 3,011.1% 61st
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 528.11 1000 ha 2024 — 46th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 2.97 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 111.4% 26th
Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 120,000 millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 99.3% 142nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 — 124th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 125th
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 0.1234 t 2024 up 311.3% 151st
Hazardous pesticides — Import value 1.48 1000 USD 2024 down 63.1% 150th
Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 10 m3 2024 — 88th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 1,241 Hectares 2020 up 6.5% 120th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 420 Hectares 2020 unchanged 115th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 460 Hectares 2020 up 2.7% 118th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 18,415 Hectares 2020 down 0.6% 33rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 19,685 Hectares 2020 unchanged 78th
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 42 Square kilometres 2012 up 3,718.2% 97th
Urea — Export quantity 5,964 t 2024 up 477,060.0% 58th
Urea — Export value 3,325 1000 USD 2024 up 18,966.5% 56th
Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 16,100 m3 2024 down 21.3% 81st
Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 10 m3 2024 — 81st
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 0 1000 t 2023 — 141st
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 165th
Freshwater Fish — Food 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 165th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 0.48 kg/cap 2023 down 47.8% 155th
Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 6.51 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 92.1% 90th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 0.83 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 58.3% 160th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 250.98 million Kcal 2023 down 53.9% 166th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.12 g/cap/d 2023 down 58.6% 159th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 35.65 t 2023 down 54.7% 167th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.04 g/cap/d 2023 down 55.6% 157th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 11.81 t 2023 down 53.6% 166th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 3 t 2016 — 82nd
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 1 1000 USD 2016 — 90th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 12,595 1000 USD 2024 up 40.8% 17th
Freshwater Fish — Production 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged 136th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 1 1000 t 2023 — 86th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 14,968 t 2024 down 40.8% 22nd
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 1 m3 2016 unchanged 153rd
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 1 1000 USD 2016 unchanged 150th
Drivers of deforestation 1,257 hectares 2023 up 527.2% 47th
Bagasse — Energy production 2,500 TJ 2024 down 54.9% 45th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 514.55 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 7.4% 33rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 16.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 5.9% 116th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 283 1000 USD 2016 up 14,050.0% 56th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 8,476 m3 2016 up 19,163.6% 45th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 31,576 million SLC 2024 up 147.1% 50th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 38,349 million SLC 2024 up 191.3% 40th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 2.06 2024 up 431.9% 16th
Bagasse — Energy consumption 2,390 TJ 2024 down 52.8% 34th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 53 m3 2024 down 97.9% 185th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 6 1000 USD 2024 down 98.9% 197th